Sir William MacTaggart
The Wigtown Coast
About this artwork
This painting is a coastal view of the county of Wigtownshire in the south-west of Scotland. MacTaggart’s distinctive use of colour is seen in this work, as he used both colour and an expressive handling of paint to convey emotion. This work was painted in 1968, the same year the artist was made Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur by the French Government. It is one of MacTaggart’s largest paintings.
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artist:Sir William MacTaggart (1903 - 1981) Scottish
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title:The Wigtown Coast
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date created:1968
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materials:Oil on canvas
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measurements:86.20 x 111.50 cm; Framed: 105.70 x 131.10 x 5.00 cm
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credit line:Purchased 1983
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accession number:GMA 2740
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Sir William MacTaggart
Sir William MacTaggart
Born in Loanhead, Midlothian, MacTaggart was the grandson of the artist William McTaggart, the leading Scottish landscape painter of his period. MacTaggart studied at Edinburgh College of Art from 1918 to 1921, returning there in 1933 to teach until 1958. He painted landscapes and still lifes and...
