Edward Baird
Portrait of Ann Fairweather
About this artwork
Baird was born in Montrose in 1904 and studied at Glasgow School of Art. He spent so long on each painting that his recorded collection of work comprises less than thirty finished oil paintings. After graduating, he returned to Montrose and lived there for the rest of his life. This work is a portrait of his fiancée, Ann Fairweather, whom he married in 1945.
Updated before 2020
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artist:Edward Baird (1904 - 1949) Scottish
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title:Portrait of Ann Fairweather
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date created:Unknown
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materials:Chalks on paper
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measurements:38.00 x 28.00 cm (framed: 64.70 x 53.20 x 1.20 cm)
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object type:
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credit line:Private Collection on long term loan to the National Galleries of Scotland
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accession number:GML 1098
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Edward Baird
Edward Baird
Baird was born in Montrose in 1904 and studied at Glasgow School of Art from 1924 to 1927. He became a close friend of James McIntosh Patrick, sharing his painstaking approach to realism. Baird returned to Montrose after graduating and lived there for the rest of his life, painting local subjects...
