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1863 Campbeltown, Argyllshire, Scotland - 1946 Torrance, Scotland. Known for: Animal, bird and landscape painting.
Sir George Pirie was a Scottish artist who was associated with the Glasgow Boys* in the 1880s, though he was not in much sympathy with the theories of these artists. He was born in Campbeltown,... Read full biography
Sir George Pirie was a Scottish artist who was associated with the Glasgow Boys* in the 1880s, though he was not in much sympathy with the theories of these artists. He was born in Campbeltown, Argyllshire, on 5 December 1863. His father was John Pirie, a physician and surgeon, and his mother was... Read full biography
Sir George Pirie was a Scottish artist who was associated with the Glasgow Boys* in the 1880s, though he was not in much sympathy with the theories of these artists. He was born in Campbeltown, Argyllshire, on 5 December 1863. His father was John Pirie, a physician and surgeon, and his mother was Jane Harvey. As a child, he moved with his family to Glasgow where his father was a popular and well-known physician. He educated at Glasgow Academy and graduated M.A. at Glasgow University in 1882. He... Read full biography
Sir George Pirie was a Scottish artist who was associated with the Glasgow Boys* in the 1880s, though he was not in much sympathy with the theories of these artists. He was born in Campbeltown, Argyllshire, on 5 December 1863. His father was John Pirie, a physician and surgeon, and his mother was Jane Harvey. As a child, he moved with his family to Glasgow where his father was a popular and well-known physician. He educated at Glasgow Academy and graduated M.A. at Glasgow University in 1882. He studied at Glasgow School of Art, the Slade School of Art*, and the Académie Julian* in Paris under Gustave Boulanger, Jules Lefebvre, and Emmanuel Frémiet the sculptor. He painted animals and birds, as well as some landscapes. In the early 1890s,... Read full biography
Sir George Pirie was a Scottish artist who was associated with the Glasgow Boys* in the 1880s, though he was not in much sympathy with the theories of these artists. He was born in Campbeltown, Argyllshire, on 5 December 1863. His father was John Pirie, a physician and surgeon, and his mother was Jane Harvey. As a child, he moved with his family to Glasgow where his father was a popular and well-known physician. He educated at Glasgow Academy and graduated M.A. at Glasgow University in 1882. He studied at Glasgow School of Art, the Slade School of Art*, and the Académie Julian* in Paris under Gustave Boulanger, Jules Lefebvre, and Emmanuel Frémiet the sculptor. He painted animals and birds, as well as some landscapes. In the early 1890s, he was in Texas for a period, drawing horses and ranching scenes. He exhibited widely, including at the Royal Academy as well as in Scotla... Read full biography
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Sir George Pirie was a Scottish artist who was associated with the Glasgow Boys* in the 1880s, though he was not in much sympathy with the theories of these artists. He was born in Campbeltown, Argyllshire, on 5 December 1863. His father was John Pirie, a physician and surgeon, and his mother was Jane Harvey.
As a child, he moved with his family to Glasgow where his father was a popular and well-known physician. He educated at Glasgow Academy and graduated M.A. at Glasgow University in 1882. He studied at Glasgow School of Art, the Slade School of Art*, and the Académie Julian* in Paris under Gustave Boulanger, Jules Lefebvre, and Emmanuel Frémiet the sculptor.
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