David Gauld (7 November 1865 – 18 June 1936) was an important Scottish artist who worked in both oils and stained glass and was regarded as being one of the innovators within the Glasgow Boys group.

Some of his works, such as St Agnes and Music are seen as precursors of the Art Nouveau movement.

[3] He came to public notice in the 1880s when he supplied a series of Japanese-influenced pen and ink drawings for the Glasgow Weekly Citizen.

[9] Gauld died on 18 June 1936 at Lymekilns Nursing Home in East Kilbride.

His typical subjects included cows, calves and mills, but he did occasionally do portraiture.