David Murray (painter)
Sir David Murray RA (* 29. January 1849 in Glasgow , Scotland ; † 14. November 1933 in Marylebone , England ) was Scottish landscape painter .
Life
Murray was the son of the shoemaker James Murray and initially worked in a trading company in Glasgow. He attended evening painting classes with Robert Greenlees at the Glasgow School of Art . From around 1875 he began to paint himself. He went to London in 1882, where he enjoyed his first successes. The painting My Love has gone a-Sailing , which he exhibited in 1884, was acquired by the Tate Gallery . On January 25, 1905 he was elected a full member of the Royal Academy of Arts , in 1917 he became president of the Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colors and in 1918 he was knighted. During his stay in London, Murray stayed at the Millais studios on Portland Place. His early pictures mostly showed Scottish landscapes, later the motifs came more from the south of England or from the continent.
His works are exhibited in various British museums, including the Royal Academy and the Royal Scottish Academy .
literature
- Sir David Murray, Noted Artist, Dies; Scottish Wtder-Color Painter, 84, Was Member of the Royal Academy . In: The New York Times . November 15, 1933, p. 21 ( nytimes.com - Restricted Access).
- Obituary of Sir David Murray, "The Great Old Man of Art". In: The Times . November 15, 1933 (obituary).
- Murray, Sir David . In: Hans Vollmer (Hrsg.): General lexicon of fine artists from antiquity to the present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 25 : Moehring – Olivié . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1931, p. 289 .
Web links
- Murray, Sir David 1849-1933 suffolkartists.co.uk
- David Murray on the BBC YourPaintings website (shows 113 works)
- Sir David Murray at the RKD - Nederlands Instituut voor Kunstgeschiedenis
Individual evidence
- ^ Sir David Murray 1849-1933. The Tate, accessed September 26, 2019 (British English).
- ↑ Sir David Murray RA (1849–1933) in the database of the Royal Academy of Arts, English, accessed on September 26, 2019.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Murray, David |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British landscape painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 29, 1849 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Glasgow , Scotland |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 14, 1933 |
| Place of death | Marylebone , England |