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Painter, b. 1864 - d. 1950

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    • ATTR James Caw (UK,1864-1950) oil painting antique
      Aug. 21, 2022

      ATTR James Caw (UK,1864-1950) oil painting antique

      Est: $525 - $675

      ARTIST: ATTRIBUTED TO James Lewis Caw (Scottish, British, 1864 - 1950) NAME: Portrait of Woman YEAR: 1881 MEDIUM: oil on canvas CONDITION: Some scrathes/paint losses. Normal wear along edges. Very minor craquelure. Few scattered inpaintings. SIGHT SIZE: 30 x 25 inches / 76 x 63 cm FRAME SIZE: unframed (In-House framing available) SIGNATURE: lower right CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 121540 US Shipping $90 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Sir James Caw is a significant figure in Scottish art history, as a curator, critic and art historian. He was also, perhaps not coincidentally, married to the eldest daughter of the artist William McTaggart RSA (1835-1910) and a practising artist in his own right. After a spell as curator of the Scottish National Portrait Gallery he was appointed Director of the National Gallery of Scotland (as it then was) in 1907 and remained in post till 1939, retiring at the age of 75. Both through his acquisitions for the Gallery and as art critic of The Scotsman for seventeen years he did much to shape artistic taste in Scotland. His book "Scottish Painting, Past and Present, 1620-1908" provided the standard history of Scottish art for much of the 20th century. In the words of Duncan Macmillan, it '˜inspired and informed Scottish readers for over eighty years'. Caw also produced monographs on Ramsay, Raeburn, Sir James Guthrie and - not least - his father-in-law William McTaggart. McTaggart was born on the Mull of Kintyre and Campbeltown and Machrihanish were favourite locations for his paintings. James Caw would also have visited the area to visit his wife's family. Caw remains a hugely significant figure in Scottish art history but his own work very rarely appears at auction.

      Broward Auction Gallery LLC
    • [§] SIR JAMES CAW (SCOTTISH 1864-1950) COASTAL LANDSCAPE 27cm x 36cm (10.5in x 14.25in) and another by the same hand 'Unloading the...
      Mar. 13, 2019

      [§] SIR JAMES CAW (SCOTTISH 1864-1950) COASTAL LANDSCAPE 27cm x 36cm (10.5in x 14.25in) and another by the same hand 'Unloading the...

      Est: £500 - £700

      [§] SIR JAMES CAW (SCOTTISH 1864-1950) COASTAL LANDSCAPE Pencil and watercolour 27cm x 36cm (10.5in x 14.25in) and another by the same hand 'Unloading the Catch' (2)

      Lyon & Turnbull
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