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1854 Glasgow, Scotland - 1932 Edinburgh, Scotland. Known for: Portrait, florals and plein-air landscape painting.
James Paterson was a Scottish landscape painter who settled in Edinburgh and produced several accomplished portraits of some of his notable contemporaries. In a talk to the Edinburgh Photographic... Read full biography
James Paterson was a Scottish landscape painter who settled in Edinburgh and produced several accomplished portraits of some of his notable contemporaries. In a talk to the Edinburgh Photographic Society he declared : "In comparison with drawing, as a means of penetrating and recording for oneself... Read full biography
James Paterson was a Scottish landscape painter who settled in Edinburgh and produced several accomplished portraits of some of his notable contemporaries. In a talk to the Edinburgh Photographic Society he declared : "In comparison with drawing, as a means of penetrating and recording for oneself impressions, photography is of far inferior value.". Paterson came from a prosperous Glasgow textile family, and grew up in an era when being an artist was disapproved. He held down a job while... Read full biography
James Paterson was a Scottish landscape painter who settled in Edinburgh and produced several accomplished portraits of some of his notable contemporaries. In a talk to the Edinburgh Photographic Society he declared : "In comparison with drawing, as a means of penetrating and recording for oneself impressions, photography is of far inferior value.". Paterson came from a prosperous Glasgow textile family, and grew up in an era when being an artist was disapproved. He held down a job while studying at the Glasgow School of Art*, and enjoyed tuition under A. D. Robertson, widely regarded as one of Glasgow's finest watercolourists. Financed by his father, he set out in 1876 for Paris to study under Louis Jacquesson de La Chevreuse and Jean... Read full biography
James Paterson was a Scottish landscape painter who settled in Edinburgh and produced several accomplished portraits of some of his notable contemporaries. In a talk to the Edinburgh Photographic Society he declared : "In comparison with drawing, as a means of penetrating and recording for oneself impressions, photography is of far inferior value.". Paterson came from a prosperous Glasgow textile family, and grew up in an era when being an artist was disapproved. He held down a job while studying at the Glasgow School of Art*, and enjoyed tuition under A. D. Robertson, widely regarded as one of Glasgow's finest watercolourists. Financed by his father, he set out in 1876 for Paris to study under Louis Jacquesson de La Chevreuse and Jean Paul Laurens. In 1879 he visited the village of Moniaive in Dumfries and Galloway in Scotland, where he found the scenery to his liking... Read full biography
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Art Media
- •Chalk
- •Conte Crayon
- •Oil Paint
- •Watercolor/Watercolour
Art Association
- •Royal Scottish Academy,Ediburgh, Elected Member
Art School
- •Glasgow School/College of Art, Student
Art Movement
- •Glasgow Boys
- •Society of Eight, Scotland