Glasgow School

The group consisted of The Four artistic associations (known as Spook School ), as well as the Glasgow Girls and Glasgow Boys , which were representatives of the original “Glasgow Style”. ^[one]

A large collection of works by this school is located in the Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum , where one of the halls is dedicated to the Glasgow Boys group. Also, works by representatives of the Glasgow School can be seen in the Burrell Collection , Broughton House , Paisley Museum and the Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery .

Four

In the 1900s, the Group of Four ( The Four ) took shape in Glasgow, which included architect and artist Charles McIntosh , his wife Margaret MacDonald , artist James McNair and his wife Francis MacDonald (sister of Margaret). Their common style of work was the fusion of the , the Movement of Arts and Crafts and Japaneseism . This group, also known as Spook School , had a significant impact on the modern style that soon appeared in the UK.

Glasgow Girls

The Glasgow Glass Group, which was part of the Glasgow School, consisted of female designers and artists, including Margaret and Francis MacDonald, members of the Four, and Jesse King , Ann Macbeth , Elizabeth McNichol , Nora Gray , Annie French , Helen Paxton Brown , Jessie Newbery , Stansmore Dean Stevenson , Eleanor Allen Moore and others.

Women were able to successfully create along with men, becoming known in the world. Some of them studied at the Glasgow School of Art , engaged in social activities - advocated for women's suffrage .

Glasgow Boys

With the acquisition of the “Four” fame, a community of Scottish male artists has emerged, adherents of their style. This group became known as the "Glasgow Boys". Working in the style of impressionism and post-impressionism , the themes of their work concerned rural and urban scenes in Glasgow and its surroundings.

Among the artists associated with this group were Joseph Crowhall , Thomas Dow , James Guthrie , George Henry , Edward Hornel , Edward Walton , John Lavery , Alexander Rocher , Arthur Melville , Thomas Morton , and many others. James Paterson and William McGregor were the leading figures in this company of Scottish artists. Many of them studied at the Glasgow School of Art .

The influence of Glasgow Boys was felt by French, Spanish, American, and Japanese painters. The group developed through the use of methods of realism and naturalism, often working outdoors. The exact image of the world around them highlighted these artists in the art community of the time.

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