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John McNairn BIOGRAPHY
1910 - c.1975. Known for: Painting.
John McNairn was born in 1910. He enrolled at The Edinburgh College of Art in 1927; an especially fertile period in the college's history. Following the custom for the most talented Edinburgh... Read full biography
John McNairn was born in 1910. He enrolled at The Edinburgh College of Art in 1927; an especially fertile period in the college's history. Following the custom for the most talented Edinburgh students, he then went abroad to continue his development. In Paris in the early 1930's, McNairn made the... Read full biography
John McNairn was born in 1910. He enrolled at The Edinburgh College of Art in 1927; an especially fertile period in the college's history. Following the custom for the most talented Edinburgh students, he then went abroad to continue his development. In Paris in the early 1930's, McNairn made the unusual choice of attending the Academie Scandinave, attracted by the presence of Othon Friesz. Although Friesz no longer painted in the vigorous Fauve style of his early career, his connection with... Read full biography
John McNairn was born in 1910. He enrolled at The Edinburgh College of Art in 1927; an especially fertile period in the college's history. Following the custom for the most talented Edinburgh students, he then went abroad to continue his development. In Paris in the early 1930's, McNairn made the unusual choice of attending the Academie Scandinave, attracted by the presence of Othon Friesz. Although Friesz no longer painted in the vigorous Fauve style of his early career, his connection with Post-Impressionism appealed to McNairn, who expressed a wish to paint in a direct and truthful manner. Through his friendship with Robin John (son of Augustus John) he was introduced to Julian Trevelyan and S.W. Hayter, whose print studio, Atelier 17,... Read full biography
John McNairn was born in 1910. He enrolled at The Edinburgh College of Art in 1927; an especially fertile period in the college's history. Following the custom for the most talented Edinburgh students, he then went abroad to continue his development. In Paris in the early 1930's, McNairn made the unusual choice of attending the Academie Scandinave, attracted by the presence of Othon Friesz. Although Friesz no longer painted in the vigorous Fauve style of his early career, his connection with Post-Impressionism appealed to McNairn, who expressed a wish to paint in a direct and truthful manner. Through his friendship with Robin John (son of Augustus John) he was introduced to Julian Trevelyan and S.W. Hayter, whose print studio, Atelier 17, was used by the most prominent artists, including many of the leading Surrealists. With Trevelyan, he saw the Surrealist's... Read full biography
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John McNairn was born in 1910. He enrolled at The Edinburgh College of Art in 1927; an especially fertile period in the college's history. Following the custom for the most talented Edinburgh students, he then went abroad to continue his development.
In Paris in the early 1930's, McNairn made the unusual choice of attending the Academie Scandinave, attracted by the presence of Othon Friesz. Although Friesz no longer painted in the vigorous Fauve style of his early career, his connection with Post-Impressionism appealed to McNairn, who expressed a wish to paint in a direct and truthful manner.
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