James Paterson
James Paterson (born August 21, 1854 in Glasgow , † January 25, 1932 in Edinburgh ) was a Scottish late Impressionist painter and an important member of the Glasgow Boys , an artist group from the 19th and early 20th centuries.
life and work
James Paterson was the son of manufacturer Andrew Paterson (1819-1907) and Margaret Hunter (1817-1901). The family lived in Blantyre when he was born but soon moved to Glasgow. Paterson studied at the Western Academy in Glasgow together with William York MacGregor (1855-1923). Then both attended the Glasgow School of Art , where they were taught by Robert Greenless (1829-1896), among others . Paterson also studied with AD Robertson (1807–86), a watercolour painter who was well known at the time . In 1877 Paterson and MacGregor immersed themselves in outdoor painting in St Andrews , Stonehaven and Nairnshire . Paterson also studied in Paris with Jacquesson de la Chevreuse and later with Jean-Paul Laurens . The painter colleagues James Guthrie and Edward Arthur Walton stayed together with Joseph Crawhall also in Paris during this time .
After completing his studies in Paris, Paterson returned to Glasgow and met regularly in MacGregor's studio with Walton, Crawhall, George Henry , John Lavery and other artists. There they exchanged models and materials and discussed the new ideas of young French painters like Jules Bastien-Lepage , whose plein air painting fascinated them. This group formed the core of the Glasgow Boys , with MacGregor being the founder and mentor of the artists' association, as he was a bit older than the other participants and was also financially secure. Only James Gutherie and Arthur Melville did not take part in these meetings, but instead discussed intensively with their artist colleagues on the summer painting excursions.
In 1879 Paterson came to Moniaive in the county of Dumfriesshire for the first time and painted landscapes that were influenced by the style of the French artist Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot . In 1884 he married Eliza Grier Ferguson, the daughter of William Ferguson and Janet Cooper, and finally settled with her in Moniaive. As a wedding present, his father had an older building in Moniaive remodeled by Scottish architect John James Burnet in the style of the Arts and Crafts movement , creating today's Kilneiss House . Paterson also developed into a good amateur photographer - his father was one of the first photographers in Scotland - and used the images primarily as templates for his paintings.
In 1885 he was accepted into the Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolor . In 1906 Paterson moved to Edinburgh, where he lived for the rest of his life. In 1908 he was elected to the Royal Watercolor Society and in 1910 to the Royal Scottish Academy . From 1910 to 1924 he served the academy as a librarian . In 1922, Paterson finally became president of the academy. After his death in 1932, his granddaughter Anne Paterson Wallace set up a museum in Moniaive in his memory. The museum closed in 2003 and the inventory of the University of Glasgow library was donated.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Paterson, James |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Scottish late impressionism painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 21, 1854 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Glasgow |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 25, 1932 |
| Place of death | Edinburgh |