James Paterson ( eng. James Paterson ) - Scottish postimpressionist artist, master of watercolor , a member of the art group Glasgow Boyce .
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| Date of Birth | August 21, 1854 |
| Place of Birth | Glasgow |
| Date of death | January 25, 1932 (77 years) |
| Place of death | Edinburgh |
| Citizenship |  Scotland |
| Genre | and |
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Life and creativity
Paterson was born in the family of the manufacturer. He studied at the Western Academy ( Western Academy ) in Glasgow with William McGregor , then they both attend the Glasgow School of Art . In 1877, MacGregor and Paterson set out on sketches in various parts of Scotland . After graduating from school in Glasgow, Paterson goes to Paris , where he takes lessons from Jean-Paul Laurent . At this time in Paris are also his friends, artists from Scotland, James Guthrie , Edward Walton and Joseph Crowhall .
After completing his studies in Paris, Paterson returns to Glasgow, where Walton, Crowhall, John Lavery and other painters, who became the core of the Glasgow Boyes art group, regularly meet in the art workshop of MacGregor. In 1879, Paterson leaves for "landscapes" in the county of Dumfrieshire . At that time, the artist was influenced by the work of the French painter Jean-Baptiste Corot . In 1884, he marries and lives with his family permanently in Dumfrieshire, in the town of Moniave . He is fond of art photography and paints on the pictures taken.
In 1885, Paterson was accepted into the Royal Scottish Society of Watercolor Artists . In 1906 he moved to Edinburgh . In 1908 he joined the Royal Society of Watercolourists , in 1910 - the Royal Scottish Academy . In the period from 1910 to 1922 - the librarian of the Academy. From 1922 until his death - President of the Royal Scottish Academy.
Gallery
East Linton Township
Moniave (1890)
Anemones (1887)
Purple and gold
Ate
Lilies of France (1918)
Green jug
Moniave (1891)
Edinburgh
Spring in Moniave
The Last Walk (1885)
German fleet after surrender (1918)