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William York Macgregor (14 October 1855 Finnart House, Loch Long, Dunbartonshire – 28 September 1923 Oban) was a Scottish landscape painter, and leading figure of the Glasgow Boys.[1]

Life

He was the son of the very wealthy Glasgow shipbuilder John Macgregor by his second wife, Margaret York.[2]

Macgregor studied in Glasgow under Robert Greenlees and James Docharty and at the Slade School under Alphonse Legros.

He joined former schoolfriend James Paterson (1854–1932) in 1878 and they co-founded the "Glasgow School" meeting at his studio 134 Bath Street in central Glasgow.[2]

He exhibited at the Royal Scottish Academy from 1875 (Associate R.S.A. 1898; R.S.A. 1921) and twice at the Royal Academy, was a member of the R.S.W.S. 1885–1906 and the New English Art Club in 1892. Macgregor travelled widely on the Continent 1886–90. A member of Glasgow Art Club, work by Macgregor was included in the club's Memorial Exhibition in April 1935, in memory of those of its members who had died since the First World War.[3]

He lived his final years at Albyn Lodge in Bridge of Allan.[4]

He died in Oban on 28 September 1923. He is buried in Old Logie Kirkyard east of Bridge of Allan.[5] The graveyard lies a few hundred metres north of the modern Logie Cemetery. The grave is against the north wall.

Family

He was married to Jessie Watson (died 1941).

References

External links

• 38 artworks by or after William York Macgregor at the Art UK site
• W Y MacGrogor
• W Y MacGregor (Gazetteer for Scotland).
• W Y Macgregor (Tate Gallery)

На других языках

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[de] William York MacGregor

William York MacGregor (* 14. Oktober 1855 in Finnart, Dunbartonshire; † 28. September 1923 in Bridge of Allan, Stirlingshire) war ein schottischer Maler des Spätimpressionismus und gilt als Gründer und Mentor der Glasgow Boys, einer Künstlergruppe aus dem 19. und frühen 20. Jahrhundert.

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- [en] William York Macgregor

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[ru] Макгрегор, Уильям Йорк

Уильям Йорк Макгрегор (англ. William York MacGregor) — шотландский художник-постимпрессионист, основатель и теоретик художественной группы Глазго Бойс.

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