About this artwork
This rapid small pencil sketch comes from a sketchbook comprising forty-three leaves of landscape studies Paterson made in England and Scotland. Such quick drawings were made on the spot and used as the basis for more highly finished watercolours and paintings back in the artists’ studio. Paterson was best-known as a landscape painter, however, portraiture also constituted a significant part of Paterson’s output.
Updated before 2020
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artist:James Paterson (1854 - 1932) Scottish
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title:Landscape study with Angler
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date created:About 1928 - 1930
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materials:Pencil and black chalk on paper
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measurements:22.30 x 17.50 cm
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object type:
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credit line:Purchased 2000
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accession number:D 5496.1
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James Paterson
James Paterson
Paterson is often categorised as one of the so-called Glasgow Boys, but his work differed from that of other artists in this group because he created mainly pure landscapes in which figures only ever played minor roles. After studying at Glasgow School of Art and in Paris, Paterson travelled in...