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Arthur Melville
British Painter, 1858-1904, Scottish painter. He was trained in Edinburgh under James Campbell Noble (1846-1913) and at the Royal Scottish Academy Schools. His early works are peasant subjects in a subdued tonal style. While at the Acad?mie Julian in Paris and at Grez-sur-Loing (1878-81) he developed a colouristic watercolour style with strong chiaroscuro. This was consolidated during his journey in 1881 to Egypt and Constantinople, and on trips between 1890 and 1893 to Spain (with Frank Brangwyn) and North Africa. Contrasts of strong sunlight and coloured shadows were created in his 'blottesque' technique of colour droplets on paper saturated with Chinese white: sponge and brushwork were used to clarify form, as in Little Bullfight: 'Bravo Toro' (c. 1888-9; London, V&A). He was associated with the Glasgow Boys and influenced their development of colour and design. His closest contact with them came during outdoor sketching trips in Scotland between 1882 and 1889, and in Paris in 1886 and 1889. In 1886 he became an Associate of the Royal Scottish Academy and developed a strongly decorative oil style, seen in Audrey and her Goats (1884-9; London, Tate).
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King Cophetua and the Beggar Maid
mk147
1898
National Gallery of Scotland
Painting ID:: 39315
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King_Cophetua_and_the_Beggar_Maid
mk147
1898
National Gallery of Scotland
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Arab interior
mk155
1881
Oil on canvas
94x71cm
Painting ID:: 40001
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Arab_interior
mk155
1881
Oil on canvas
94x71cm
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An Arab Interior
An Arab Interior, 1881, National Gallery of Scotland.
Painting ID:: 59891
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An_Arab_Interior
An Arab Interior, 1881, National Gallery of Scotland.
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The Sortie
1882 -3. Watercolor on paper. 14.5 x 20 in. ( 36.8 x 50.8 cm). Courtesy Leicester Galleries, England.
Painting ID:: 61863
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The_Sortie
1882 -3. Watercolor on paper. 14.5 x 20 in. ( 36.8 x 50.8 cm). Courtesy Leicester Galleries, England.
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Arab Interior
Oil on canvas. 36.5 x 27.5 in. *94 x 71 cm). National gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh.
Painting ID:: 61999
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Arab_Interior
Oil on canvas. 36.5 x 27.5 in. *94 x 71 cm). National gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh.
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Arthur_Melville
British Painter, 1858-1904, Scottish painter. He was trained in Edinburgh under James Campbell Noble (1846-1913) and at the Royal Scottish Academy Schools. His early works are peasant subjects in a subdued tonal style. While at the Acad?mie Julian in Paris and at Grez-sur-Loing (1878-81) he developed a colouristic watercolour style with strong chiaroscuro. This was consolidated during his journey in 1881 to Egypt and Constantinople, and on trips between 1890 and 1893 to Spain (with Frank Brangwyn) and North Africa. Contrasts of strong sunlight and coloured shadows were created in his 'blottesque' technique of colour droplets on paper saturated with Chinese white: sponge and brushwork were used to clarify form, as in Little Bullfight: 'Bravo Toro' (c. 1888-9; London, V&A). He was associated with the Glasgow Boys and influenced their development of colour and design. His closest contact with them came during outdoor sketching trips in Scotland between 1882 and 1889, and in Paris in 1886 and 1889. In 1886 he became an Associate of the Royal Scottish Academy and developed a strongly decorative oil style, seen in Audrey and her Goats (1884-9; London, Tate).
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