About this artwork
Norman Macfarlane was the founder of the successful Macfarlane (Clansman) Group. He established the business after the Second World War, with his £200 army gratuity. In 1987 he became Chairman of United Distillers, and later Honorary Life President of the company. In addition to his business interests, Lord Macfarlane also played a prominent role in support of the arts in Scotland. He is depicted wearing the imposing robes of a Knight of the Thistle, which occupy three quarters of the painting.
Updated November 2021
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artist:Peter Howson (born 1958) Scottish
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title:Norman Macfarlane, Lord Macfarlane of Bearsden, 1926 - 2021. Businessman
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date created:1999
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materials:Oil on canvas
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measurements:121.90 x 91.40 cm; Framed: 141.70 x 111.00 x 8.00 cm
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credit line:Commissioned by the Patrons of the National Galleries of Scotland and presented to the Scottish National Portrait Gallery 1999
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accession number:PG 3171
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Peter Howson
Peter Howson
Born in London, Howson moved to Glasgow at the age of four. He studied at Glasgow School of Art from 1975 to 1977, was briefly in the army, then returned to the art school from 1979 to 1981. He was a contemporary of Steven Campbell, Adrian Wiszniewski and Ken Currie. Howson's paintings are mainly...
