Sir William MacTaggart, P.R.S.A., R.S.W. 1903-1981

Estimate

8,000 - 12,000 GBP

bidding is closed

Description

Sir William MacTaggart, P.R.S.A., R.S.W.
church among trees
signed l.l.: W MacTaggart JR
oil on canvas

Exhibited

Edinburgh, The Scottish Gallery, Sir William MacTaggart PPRSA, RA, LLD, FRSE, RSW - Centenary Exhibition, Oils and Works on Paper, June- July 2003, no. 11

Catalogue Note

Church Among Trees has been dated to the early 1940s, during a period when MacTaggart was influenced by the work of the Norwegian painter Munch, who also used foliage to frame his landscapes and create a sense of claustrophobia.