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1857 Edinburgh, Scotland - 1917 East Linton, Scotland. Known for: Landscape, figure, skyscape and genre paintings.
Robert Noble RA ARSA PSSA (27 January 1857 – 12 May 1917) was a Scottish artist specialising in landscapes. He was the first President of the Society of Scottish Artists. He was born in Edinburgh to... Read full biography
Robert Noble RA ARSA PSSA (27 January 1857 – 12 May 1917) was a Scottish artist specialising in landscapes. He was the first President of the Society of Scottish Artists. He was born in Edinburgh to Thomas Noble, a railwayman, and his wife, Janet Inglis. In 1871 he was apprenticed to an engraver... Read full biography
Robert Noble RA ARSA PSSA (27 January 1857 – 12 May 1917) was a Scottish artist specialising in landscapes. He was the first President of the Society of Scottish Artists. He was born in Edinburgh to Thomas Noble, a railwayman, and his wife, Janet Inglis. In 1871 he was apprenticed to an engraver but also worked with his older cousin, James Campbell Noble, who was then an up-and-coming artist. He encouraged him to study further and Robert went to Paris to train under Carolus-Duran. Here is genre... Read full biography
Robert Noble RA ARSA PSSA (27 January 1857 – 12 May 1917) was a Scottish artist specialising in landscapes. He was the first President of the Society of Scottish Artists. He was born in Edinburgh to Thomas Noble, a railwayman, and his wife, Janet Inglis. In 1871 he was apprenticed to an engraver but also worked with his older cousin, James Campbell Noble, who was then an up-and-coming artist. He encouraged him to study further and Robert went to Paris to train under Carolus-Duran. Here is genre changed from figurative to mainly landscapes. In the early 1880s he joined a small community of artists in the picturesque village of East Linton, east of Edinburgh. Here we worked alongside Thomas Bromley Blacklock and William Miller Frazer. In... Read full biography
Robert Noble RA ARSA PSSA (27 January 1857 – 12 May 1917) was a Scottish artist specialising in landscapes. He was the first President of the Society of Scottish Artists. He was born in Edinburgh to Thomas Noble, a railwayman, and his wife, Janet Inglis. In 1871 he was apprenticed to an engraver but also worked with his older cousin, James Campbell Noble, who was then an up-and-coming artist. He encouraged him to study further and Robert went to Paris to train under Carolus-Duran. Here is genre changed from figurative to mainly landscapes. In the early 1880s he joined a small community of artists in the picturesque village of East Linton, east of Edinburgh. Here we worked alongside Thomas Bromley Blacklock and William Miller Frazer. In 1890, he was co-founder of the Society of Scottish Artists and served as their first President. In 1903 he became an Associate... Read full biography
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Robert Noble RA ARSA PSSA (27 January 1857 – 12 May 1917) was a Scottish artist specialising in landscapes. He was the first President of the Society of Scottish Artists.
He was born in Edinburgh to Thomas Noble, a railwayman, and his wife, Janet Inglis.
In 1871 he was apprenticed to an engraver but also worked with his older cousin, James Campbell Noble, who was then an up-and-coming artist. He encouraged him to study further and Robert went to Paris to train under Carolus-Duran. Here is genre changed from figurative to mainly landscapes.
In the early 1880s he joined a small community of artists in the picturesque village of East Linton, east of Edinburgh. Here we worked alongside Thomas Bromley Blacklock and William Mi...But wait, there's more...
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