Shop Art.com for the best selection of wall art, canvases, posters, & photo prints online. Create unique & inspiring spaces with trending artwork at Everyday Low Prices. William Strang. Master of the Art Workers' Guild, President of the International Society of Sculptors, Painters and Gravers, Engraver Member of the Royal Academy. William Strang RA (13 February 1859 - 12 April 1921) was a Scottish painter and printmaker, notable for illustrating the works of Bunyan, Coleridge and Kipling .
William STRANG Portrait of a Seated Young Woman
The Etching Printer - William Strang, 1859 - 1921, 1902, James Craig Annan Creative Commons - CC by NC. During his lifetime, Dumbarton-born William Strang (1859 - 1921) built up an international reputation as a highly skilled and imaginative printmaker, portraitist and painter. His diverse subjects ranged from the fantastic to the very real. William Strang (13 February 1859 - 12 April 1921) was a Scottish painter and printmaker, notable for illustrating the works of Bunyan, Coleridge and Kipling. This biography is from Wikipedia under an Attribution-ShareAlike Creative Commons License . Born in Dumbarton, William Strang was briefly a clerk in the family shipbuilding firm before he entered the Slade School of Art in London in 1876. At the Slade he was deeply influenced by the teaching of Alphonse Legros, particularly the etching class which Legros instituted in 1877. The subject matter of Strang's etchings, largely produced. William Strang (1859-1921) Glasgow Life Museums. British painter, etcher, and draughtsman. He was born in Dumbarton, where he was briefly apprenticed to a shipbuilding firm before moving to London (he lived there for the rest of his life) and studying at the *Slade School, 1876-80. Under the guidance of Alphonse *Legros he took up etching.
Modern Printmakers William Strang the portrait of a period
William Strang RA (1859 - 1921) Scottish painter and printmaker, born 13 February 1859, in Dumbarton. Following a brief apprenticeship with a shipbuilding firm in Clydesdale, he entered the Slade School of Art in 1876 under Alphonse Legros. After completing his studies at the Slade in 1880 he became Legros's assistant in the printmaking class. William Strang. Scottish, 1859 - 1921. Strang, William Biography; Works of Art; Related Content Works of Art. Filters: Sort by: Results layout:. The National Gallery of Art serves the nation by welcoming all people to explore and experience art, creativity, and our shared humanity. Twitter; Facebook; William Strang (1859 - 1921) William Strang was born in Dumbarton, Scotland. He studied at the Slade School of Fine Art, London under the painter/etcher Alphonse Legros and then worked as Legros' assistant. Strang's son David catalogued over 700 prints which are characterised by certain dourness. His portraits are considered more. 'The Temptation', William Strang, 1899 'The Temptation', William Strang, 1899. Skip navigation. Shop. Become a Member. Main menu. Art and artists. Our collection Artists. Artist William Strang 1859-1921 Medium Oil paint on canvas. Dimensions Frame: 1373 × 1513 mm support: 1220 × 1372 × 24 mm. Collection Tate. Acquisition.
WILLIAM STRANG, R.A. (BRITISH, 18591921), Self Portrait Christie’s
During his lifetime, Dumbarton-born William Strang (1859 - 1921) built up an international reputation as a highly skilled and imaginative printmaker, portraitist and painter.;. Featured artist. Hannah Höch. 1889 - 1978. Display caption. When Strang exhibited this self-portrait at the Royal Academy in 1919, he gave it the simple title 'A Painter', suggesting that he was striving for an effect of timelessness and universality. Strang had been one of the innovators of the modern style in Britain, drawing on Impressionism and Symbolism, but the direct gaze and.
Strang, William. 1859 - 1921. Born Dumbarton, 13 Feb 1859; died Bournemouth, 12 April 1921. Scottish painter and printmaker. Following a brief apprenticeship with a shipbuilding firm in Clydesdale, he entered the Slade School of Art (1876) where he adhered to the uncompromising realism advocated by his teacher Alphonse Legros. William Strang was a talented painter as well as a masterly and prolific printmaker. His etchings include striking portraits of sitters such as Thomas Hardy, Rudyard Kipling and Robert Louis Stevenson.. William Strang, 1859 - 1921. Artist (Self-portrait) date created: About 1905 materials: Oil on canvas. measurements: 107.00 x 92.10 cm.
Portrait of a Young Girl in a Blue Dress and Widebrimmed Hat Painting by Follower of William
William Strang was a Scottish painter born on 15 February 1859 in Dumbarton, Scotland. After secondary school, Strang worked as a clerk for his family's shipbuilding firm. However, in 1875, he traveled to London to begin his artistic education. Strang enrolled at the Slade School of Art the following year, studying under Alphonse Legros. William Strang RA was a Scottish painter and printmaker, notable for illustrating the works of Bunyan, Coleridge and Kipling. Introduction William Strang Early life