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1892 Glasgow, Scotland - 1963 Glasgow, Scotland. Known for: Landscape, mountain scene painting.
William Douglas Macleod was born in Clarkston, a district in Glasgow, Scotland on January 1, 1892. Macleod worked in a bank between 1906 and 1915 and served in the Royal Artillery during the First... Read full biography
William Douglas Macleod was born in Clarkston, a district in Glasgow, Scotland on January 1, 1892. Macleod worked in a bank between 1906 and 1915 and served in the Royal Artillery during the First World War. Mcleod enrolled at the Glasgow School of Art after the cessation of hostilities where he... Read full biography
William Douglas Macleod was born in Clarkston, a district in Glasgow, Scotland on January 1, 1892. Macleod worked in a bank between 1906 and 1915 and served in the Royal Artillery during the First World War. Mcleod enrolled at the Glasgow School of Art after the cessation of hostilities where he studied with Maurice Griffenhagen (1862-1931) between 1919 and 1923. He lived and worked in his home in Lenzie, Renfrewshire in Glasgow between 1913 and 1949. Upon graduation in 1923, he began painting... Read full biography
William Douglas Macleod was born in Clarkston, a district in Glasgow, Scotland on January 1, 1892. Macleod worked in a bank between 1906 and 1915 and served in the Royal Artillery during the First World War. Mcleod enrolled at the Glasgow School of Art after the cessation of hostilities where he studied with Maurice Griffenhagen (1862-1931) between 1919 and 1923. He lived and worked in his home in Lenzie, Renfrewshire in Glasgow between 1913 and 1949. Upon graduation in 1923, he began painting Scottish and European landscapes as well as producing many fine etchings between 1926 and 1963, influenced by colleague James McBey, in Belgium, France, Spain and North Africa. Between 1920 and 1930 he worked as a cartoonist for the Glasgow Evening... Read full biography
William Douglas Macleod was born in Clarkston, a district in Glasgow, Scotland on January 1, 1892. Macleod worked in a bank between 1906 and 1915 and served in the Royal Artillery during the First World War. Mcleod enrolled at the Glasgow School of Art after the cessation of hostilities where he studied with Maurice Griffenhagen (1862-1931) between 1919 and 1923. He lived and worked in his home in Lenzie, Renfrewshire in Glasgow between 1913 and 1949. Upon graduation in 1923, he began painting Scottish and European landscapes as well as producing many fine etchings between 1926 and 1963, influenced by colleague James McBey, in Belgium, France, Spain and North Africa. Between 1920 and 1930 he worked as a cartoonist for the Glasgow Evening News. Only forty two of his etchings are known, of which only about twenty can be dated. His work was illustrated in Fine Prints of t... Read full biography
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William Douglas Macleod was born in Clarkston, a district in Glasgow, Scotland on January 1, 1892. Macleod worked in a bank between 1906 and 1915 and served in the Royal Artillery during the First World War.
Mcleod enrolled at the Glasgow School of Art after the cessation of hostilities where he studied with Maurice Griffenhagen (1862-1931) between 1919 and 1923. He lived and worked in his home in Lenzie, Renfrewshire in Glasgow between 1913 and 1949.
Upon graduation in 1923, he began painting Scottish and European landscapes as well as producing many fine etchings between 1926 and 1963, influenced by colleague James McBey, in Belgium, France, Spain and North Africa. Between 1920 and 1930 he worked as a cartoonist for the Gl...But wait, there's more...
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