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Datec. 1886
Artist
John MacWhirter
(Scottish painter, 1839–1911)
MediumEtching
Dimensionsplate: 8 x 11 in. (20.3 x 27.9 cm)
sheet: 12 11/16 × 15 3/8 in. (32.2 × 39.1 cm)
sheet: 12 11/16 × 15 3/8 in. (32.2 × 39.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Helen Farr Sloan, 1978
Object number1978-61
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Label TextMacWhirter was a Scottish landscape painter who excelled at capturing the wet, windy atmospheric conditions of his native land. His technique is a combination of careful study of the natural world, reflecting the influence of John Ruskin and the Pre-Raphaelites, and a broader interpretation of the sublime in the manner of J. M. W. Turner. He was particularly drawn to the work of Turner and John Everett Millias-"Turner for light and atmosphere, and the drawing of mountains and clouds; Millais, for everything." (msf)
