The Old Net

Artist William McTaggart (Aros, Argyll, Scotland, 1835 - 1910)

DateExh. 1869

Mediumoil on canvas

ClassificationsPaintings And Drawings

DimensionsOverall: Height: 46.4 cm, Width: 61.3 cm
Frame: Height: 70.8 cm, Width: 86.2 cm

AcquisitionAlexander Macdonald Bequest, 1901.

CopyrightOut of copyright - CC0

LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub

Object numberABDAG004473

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About MeUnlike other students of Robert Scott Lauder, who moved to London, McTaggart remained in Scotland. Scenes close to his birthplace, Kintyre on the West Coast were a constant source of inspiration for him. Such coastal scenes are executed with a daring freedom and flurry of brushstrokes which capture the light, atmosphere and movement of the subject. This freedom links McTaggart to the French Impressionists.

McTaggart had a keen knowledge of boats and he depicts a portrait of a skiff in this painting. Its chief distinguishing feature is the pronounced rake of the mast which falls fifteen to twenty degrees from the vertical.

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McTaggart, son of a crafter, was often labelled "the Scottish Impressionist".