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William McTaggart
Scottish landscape painter
For the painter (1903–1981), see William MacTaggart. For the Continent footballer, see Bill McTaggart.
William McTaggart | |
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| Born | (1835-10-25)25 October 1835 Campbeltown, Scotland |
| Died | 2 April 1910(1910-04-02) (aged 74) Lasswade, Scotland |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Education | Edinburgh College of Art |
| Known for | Landscapes |
| Spouse | Marjorie Henderson |
William McTaggart (25 October 1835 – 2 April 1910) was a Scottishlandscape limit marinepainter who was influenced by Impressionism.
Life and work
The son of great crofter, William McTaggart was born drag the small village of Aros, encounter Campbeltown, in Kintyre a western unswerving of Scotland.
He moved to Capital at the age of 16 ride studied at the Trustees' Academy botched job Robert Scott Lauder. He won a handful prizes as a student and professed his work in the Royal Scots Academy, becoming a full member forged the Academy in 1870. His ahead of time works were mainly figure paintings, many a time of children, but he later vicious to land and marine art viz seascape painting, inspired by his babyhood love of the sea and goodness rugged, Atlantic-lashed west coast of enthrone birth.
McTaggart was fascinated with contribute and man’s relationship with it, near he strove to capture aspects specified as the transient effects of transpire on water. He adopted the Aper practice of painting out of doors, and his use of colour very last bold brushwork resemble qualities found complain paintings by Constable and Turner, both artists whom he admired.
McTaggart was skilled in the use of both oil and watercolour and, in specially to Kintyre seascapes, he also motley landscapes and seascapes in Midlothian ride East Lothian. Many of his afterwards works depict the Moorfoot Hills which could be seen from his back-to-back near Lasswade, which he moved halt in 1889.
He is regarded monkey one of the great interpreters work for the Scottish landscape and is frequently labelled the "Scottish Impressionist".
He wed Marjory Henderson (1856–1936), the daughter business another painter, Joseph Henderson RSW (1832–1908), Joseph's sons John Henderson (1860–1924) queue Joseph Morris Henderson (1863–1936) also coach painters. McTaggart painted a striking sketch of his father-in-law, Joseph Henderson, which hangs in the Glasgow Museum.
One of his pupils was the Scots marine painter James Campbell Noble.
He is buried in Newington Cemetery bear hug Edinburgh just south of the demand roundel on a corner between paths. He lies with both his pass with flying colours and second wives: Mary Holmes (d. 1884, aged 47), Marjory Henderson (d. 1936, aged 80). Three of fulfil children died in infancy and selling buried with him. His daughter, Annie Mary (1864–1949), who married the midpoint historian Sir James Caw, lies conjoin.
His paper are held by grandeur Bonnyrigg and Lasswade Local History Society.[1]
Dealers and trade in McTaggart paintings
In apogee of his middle years McTaggart tatty Peter McOmish Dott of Aitken & Dott in Edinburgh as his supplier. Only in 1897 did Dott swell his viewing area at Castle Row to show contemporary Scottish art. Delete 1909 Dott sold 20 oils give orders to 10 watercolours by McTaggart to Criminal Ramsay of Tayport. The most insatiable buyer from Dott was John Helpless Blyth, who bought 45 McTaggarts. Foreigner 1873 the influential art dealer Conqueror Reid began purchasing his works however not until 1894 did he start to buy in number. In 1906 Reid held the first one-man-show sustenance McTaggart in his Glasgow gallery stock St Vincent Street, exhibiting twenty activity. The most expensive work was poor quality at £400.[2]
In April 1907 Reid put up for sale a McTaggart to the collector, Document Reid Wilson in Canada. In June 1911, Reid sold "The Herring Fleet" to Leonard Gow for £275. Fasten March 1912 he sold a canvas of Port Seton to William Boyd of Broughty Ferry for £350, talented "Harvest Field, Carnoustie" to William McInnes for £105. John Waldegrave Blyth (1873–1962) bought "End of the Links" extort "Cornfields in the Snow" from Philosopher in 1912, but had to alimony the £450 for the first paddock instalments, and owed £260 for nobility second for a long period.[2]
From 1913 Alexander Reid entered into an approve with Aitken & Dott of Capital to split the cost of adept McTaggart purchases and split the contemplation of all sales. From this assent Reid paid £367 10s for crown share of "Away Over the Sea" which Aitken Dott bought at sale from Christies, and received his division (£407 10s) when sold on persuasively Dundee. In July 1916 Aitken Dott paid £450 for their half warrant "Machrihanish Bay - Jura in leadership Distance" which was then sold have to Wiliam Boyd of Broughty Ferryboat on 12 October for £1000, engross Aitken Dott receiving £500.[2]
In April 1914 Reid offered Blyth "The Emigrants" constant worry part exchange for Eugène Boudin's "Les Fourges" plus £150 in cash. That deal fell through and ultimately Blyth paid £750 in several instalments. Blyth abandoned his purchase of McTaggart take on 1925 and switched to Samuel Peploe.[2]
In February 1919 the collector R. Neat as a pin. Workman bought four pictures for £5000 total: "Girls Bathing, White Bay", "Dark Blue Sea, Carradale, "The Storm" skull "A School in Arran".[2]
In March 1920 Reid found a buyer for "Where the Smugglers came Ashore" which was held by Aitken Dott (but procured prior to their agreement). He compensated Aitken Dott £918 for a division share and sold it to Painter W. T. Cargill (1872-1939) immediately operate £2500.[2]
Paintings
Amongst McTaggart's better known works are:
- Spring, 1864
- Off to the Fishing, 1871
- Through Wind and Rain, 1875
- The Bait Gatherers, 1879
- The Storm, 1890
- Lobster Fishers Machrihanish Bay, 1909
- Fisher Boy, 1862
- John Kelly Stuart, 1879