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1884 - 1962. Known for: Landscape painting.
John Rankine Barclay was born in Edinburgh, in 1884. He trained at the Royal Scottish Academy Schools in 1908. Additionally, he won the Guthrie award (c. 1911), and a Carnegie Traveling Scholarship... Read full biography
John Rankine Barclay was born in Edinburgh, in 1884. He trained at the Royal Scottish Academy Schools in 1908. Additionally, he won the Guthrie award (c. 1911), and a Carnegie Traveling Scholarship which allowed him to visit and work in France. "A sincere impressionist", French Impressionism was a... Read full biography
John Rankine Barclay was born in Edinburgh, in 1884. He trained at the Royal Scottish Academy Schools in 1908. Additionally, he won the Guthrie award (c. 1911), and a Carnegie Traveling Scholarship which allowed him to visit and work in France. "A sincere impressionist", French Impressionism was a great influence on him. He met AR Sturrock at The Royal Institution and became a member of The Edinburgh Group. This group of progressive painters included; J.G Spence Smith, D. M. Sutherland, William... Read full biography
John Rankine Barclay was born in Edinburgh, in 1884. He trained at the Royal Scottish Academy Schools in 1908. Additionally, he won the Guthrie award (c. 1911), and a Carnegie Traveling Scholarship which allowed him to visit and work in France. "A sincere impressionist", French Impressionism was a great influence on him. He met AR Sturrock at The Royal Institution and became a member of The Edinburgh Group. This group of progressive painters included; J.G Spence Smith, D. M. Sutherland, William Oliphant Hutchison, William Mervyn Glass and A R Sturrock. He painted in both oil and watercolour, frequently depicting figures in a landscape or town setting. His style was individual and often experimental. His work was exhibited at RSA, RA, RSW... Read full biography
John Rankine Barclay was born in Edinburgh, in 1884. He trained at the Royal Scottish Academy Schools in 1908. Additionally, he won the Guthrie award (c. 1911), and a Carnegie Traveling Scholarship which allowed him to visit and work in France. "A sincere impressionist", French Impressionism was a great influence on him. He met AR Sturrock at The Royal Institution and became a member of The Edinburgh Group. This group of progressive painters included; J.G Spence Smith, D. M. Sutherland, William Oliphant Hutchison, William Mervyn Glass and A R Sturrock. He painted in both oil and watercolour, frequently depicting figures in a landscape or town setting. His style was individual and often experimental. His work was exhibited at RSA, RA, RSW and Royal Glasgow Institute of Fine Arts.
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John Rankine Barclay was born in Edinburgh, in 1884. He trained at the Royal Scottish Academy Schools in 1908. Additionally, he won the Guthrie award (c. 1911), and a Carnegie Traveling Scholarship which allowed him to visit and work in France.
"A sincere impressionist", French Impressionism was a great influence on him. He met AR Sturrock at The Royal Institution and became a member of The Edinburgh Group. This group of progressive painters included; J.G Spence Smith, D. M. Sutherland, William Oliphant Hutchison, William Mervyn Glass and A R Sturrock.
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