John James Bannatyne RSW (1832 – 7 September 1911) was a late 19th and early 20th century Scottish painter and watercolourist specialising in Highland landscapes and seascapes.
[4] His career, prior to becoming an artist, was as a designer with the calico printing company, Dalglish, Falconer & Co Ltd.[5][6] An article in The Scotsman, written on his death in 1911[7] states: "Mr Bannatyne...began his career as a designer in Glasgow, but taking up art, he went to London, exhibiting many water-colours at the Royal Academy and other exhibitions.
At his best, his painting was regarded as presenting delicate views of the Highlands with good effects of sunsets and moonlight, often reflected in water.
[10] He was elected to Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolours in 1878[11] He wed late in life, marrying Catherine Semple (née Burns) in 1905 in Glasgow.
[12] He died at the Gatehouse, Loch an Eilein, Rothiemurchus on 7 September 1911[13] and is buried in Cathcart Cemetery, Glasgow.