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1907 Edinburgh, Scotland - 1989. Known for: Interior, figure.
The following was submitted by Peter Sweeny:"Charles McCall paints almost entirely from visual sensation. He uses broad masses, flowing lines and above all, rich and minor color tones, and... Read full biography
The following was submitted by Peter Sweeny:"Charles McCall paints almost entirely from visual sensation. He uses broad masses, flowing lines and above all, rich and minor color tones, and uncomplicated but subtle patterns." Montreal Star, 1958. "In small dimensions he can extract from a daily... Read full biography
The following was submitted by Peter Sweeny:"Charles McCall paints almost entirely from visual sensation. He uses broad masses, flowing lines and above all, rich and minor color tones, and uncomplicated but subtle patterns." Montreal Star, 1958. "In small dimensions he can extract from a daily scene such as a woman dressing or a Kensington back street, arrangements in color and tone that are almost freely abstract in the sense that the brush creates its own metaphors without mirroring reality."... Read full biography
The following was submitted by Peter Sweeny:"Charles McCall paints almost entirely from visual sensation. He uses broad masses, flowing lines and above all, rich and minor color tones, and uncomplicated but subtle patterns." Montreal Star, 1958. "In small dimensions he can extract from a daily scene such as a woman dressing or a Kensington back street, arrangements in color and tone that are almost freely abstract in the sense that the brush creates its own metaphors without mirroring reality." G.S. Whittet, Studio International, 1965. "He observes and records, and having a poetic eye and a most subtle color sense which links him with other representational Scottish painters of his generation, and with French Masters of an earlier age,... Read full biography
The following was submitted by Peter Sweeny:"Charles McCall paints almost entirely from visual sensation. He uses broad masses, flowing lines and above all, rich and minor color tones, and uncomplicated but subtle patterns." Montreal Star, 1958. "In small dimensions he can extract from a daily scene such as a woman dressing or a Kensington back street, arrangements in color and tone that are almost freely abstract in the sense that the brush creates its own metaphors without mirroring reality." G.S. Whittet, Studio International, 1965. "He observes and records, and having a poetic eye and a most subtle color sense which links him with other representational Scottish painters of his generation, and with French Masters of an earlier age, what he communicates is a selective enrichment of the original." Christopher Greir, The Scotsman,... Read full biography
Charles McCall - Artist Info
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Keywords (10)
Art Method
- •Easel Painting
Art Media
Art Subject
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Interior Scenes
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
- •Figure Specialty