John Duncan (painter)
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John Duncan (1866–1945) was a Scottish Symbolist painter.[1][2][3] Much of his work, apart from portraits, depicted Arthurian legends, Celtic folklore, and other mythological subjects.[3]
Biography
Duncan was born in the
In 1889 Duncan returned to Dundee and exhibited in the new Victoria Art Galleries extension of the
In 1892 Duncan moved to
In 1897 Duncan returned to Dundee and exhibited Celtic and
Thanks to Patrick Geddes's influence, in 1900 Duncan was appointed as a Professor at the Chicago Institute founded by Francis Wayland Parker. His stay there was not a happy one, and after Parker's death in 1902 he returned to Scotland and settled in Edinburgh, where he would live for the rest of his life.[4]
Duncan was a member of the Scottish Arts Club and served as its President.[9]
His last major work was entitled Mary Queen of Scots at Fotheringhay (dated 1929). The work was commissioned and is now held by the
Gallery
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Detail from Hymn to the Rose (1907)
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Riders of the Sidhe (1911)
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Tristan and Isolde (1912)
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Aoife (c. 1914)
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The Coming of Bride (1917)
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Archangel Uriel (c. 1919)
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Portrait of the artist's daughter, Vivian (1920)
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Ivory, Apes and Peacocks (1923)
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The Children of Lir (1924)
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Portrait of Marjory Kennedy (1931)
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Head of a Goddess
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Helene Schlapp – Iona
References
- ^ [1]Duncan works online at The Athenaeum
- ^ doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/94434. (Subscription or UK public library membershiprequired.)
- ^ ISBN 978-0-7649-5159-6.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-900019-56-2.
- ^ The Scottish National Gallery, 2016
- ^ Geddes, Patrick. "The Evergreen". Retrieved 9 January 2016.
- ISBN 978-0-415-10393-0.
- ^ "The Edinburgh Witches' Well". Atlas Obscura. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
- The Saltire Society, Edinburgh, pp. 63 - 65
- ^ Fine Art Holdings. Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery.
External links
- 44 artworks by or after John Duncan at the Art UK site