The Etching Printer - William Strang, 1859 - 1921
About this artwork
Born in Dumbarton, William Strang was briefly a clerk in the family shipbuilding firm before he entered the Slade School of Art in London in 1876. At the Slade he was deeply influenced by the teaching of Alphonse Legros, particularly the etching class which Legros instituted in 1877. The subject matter of Strang's etchings, largely produced between 1880 and 1900, ranges from intense portraits to scenes of working-class life and imaginary grotesques. By the turn of the century, Strang was developing the symbolic themes of his printed work in oil paintings, using rich colours in a style ultimately influenced by Venetian art. This atmospheric photogravure shows Strang preparing an etching plate, with the wheel of a printing press behind him.
Updated before 2020
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artist:James Craig Annan (1864 - 1946) Scottish
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title:The Etching Printer - William Strang, 1859 - 1921
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date created:1902
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materials:Photogravure
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measurements:15.10 x 19.70 cm
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object type:
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credit line:Purchased 1993
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accession number:PGP 45.21
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glossary:
James Craig Annan
James Craig Annan
James Craig Annan, the son of the photographer Thomas Annan, studied Chemistry and Natural Philosophy before joining the family firm T. Annan. His work was exhibited by Alfred Stieglitz in New York and illustrated in the journal Camera Work. Annan was a member of the photographic association The...