Thursday, February 13, 2014

William Marshall Brown

Born in Edinburgh, William Marshall Brown (1863-1936) studied at the city's Royal Institute. He also spent time in London and painted in the Netherlands and France, but became recognized for his figurative work in Scottish landscape settings. Although he ranged across Scotland, he, like the 'Glasgow Boys,' found Cockburnspath a useful base and kept a studio there from which he executed some of his best work. [John Gray Centre]

 At the Water's Edge
  
 Hoeing the Fields (Pitting Potatoes) (ca. 1911)
  
 Collecting Shells
  
Fishing Girls (ca. 1900)
studied at the city’s Royal Institute and the RSA’s Life School. He also spent time in London and painted in the Netherlands and France but became recognised for his figurative work in Scottish landscape settings. Although he ranged widely across Scotland he, like the ‘Glasgow Boys’, found Cockburnspath a useful base and kept a studio there from which he executed some of his best work. Many of his works are large, exhibiting broad and rapid brushwork and a bright palette. A favourite composition might be executed several times with slight variations. - See more at: http://www.johngraycentre.org/people/artists/william-marshall-brown-rsa-1863-1936/#sthash.Xet0xYtm.dpuf
studied at the city’s Royal Institute and the RSA’s Life School. He also spent time in London and painted in the Netherlands and France but became recognised for his figurative work in Scottish landscape settings. Although he ranged widely across Scotland he, like the ‘Glasgow Boys’, found Cockburnspath a useful base and kept a studio there from which he executed some of his best work. Many of his works are large, exhibiting broad and rapid brushwork and a bright palette. A favourite composition might be executed several times with slight variations. - See more at: http://www.johngraycentre.org/people/artists/william-marshall-brown-rsa-1863-1936/#sthash.Xet0xYtm.dpuf
studied at the city’s Royal Institute and the RSA’s Life School. He also spent time in London and painted in the Netherlands and France but became recognised for his figurative work in Scottish landscape settings. Although he ranged widely across Scotland he, like the ‘Glasgow Boys’, found Cockburnspath a useful base and kept a studio there from which he executed some of his best work. Many of his works are large, exhibiting broad and rapid brushwork and a bright palette. A favourite composition might be executed several times with slight variations. - See more at: http://www.johngraycentre.org/people/artists/william-marshall-brown-rsa-1863-1936/#sthash.Xet0xYtm.dpuf
studied at the city’s Royal Institute and the RSA’s Life School. He also spent time in London and painted in the Netherlands and France but became recognised for his figurative work in Scottish landscape settings. Although he ranged widely across Scotland he, like the ‘Glasgow Boys’, found Cockburnspath a useful base and kept a studio there from which he executed some of his best work. Many of his works are large, exhibiting broad and rapid brushwork and a bright palette. A favourite composition might be executed several times with slight variations. - See more at: http://www.johngraycentre.org/people/artists/william-marshall-brown-rsa-1863-1936/#sthash.Xet0xYtm.dpuf

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