26th Aug, 2020 14:00
The British & International Pictures Auction
BOATS IN HARBOUR, AN OIL BY WILLIAM MARSHALL BROWN
WILLIAM MARSHALL BROWN RSA RSW (SCOTTISH 1863 - 1936),
BOATS IN HARBOUR
oil on canvas, signed
36cm x 46cm
Framed.
Note: William Marshall Brown was born on the 3rd January 1863 and was educated in Edinburgh. He studied art at the Royal Institute, Edinburgh and the Royal Scottish Academy Life School. He was awarded the Chalmers Bursary and Stewart Prize in 1888 and was elected an Associate of the Royal Scottish Academy in 1909 and a full Member in 1928. He was also made a Member of the Royal Scottish Watercolour Society in 1929. He painted in Scotland, Holland and France and much like the Glasgow Boys he often worked in Cockburnspath and the surrounding area of East Lothian and Berwickshire. Marshall Brown's painting technique in both oil and watercolour was broad and lively. His subject matter was often windswept beaches with workers or sand dunes with children. His work was popular and remains so, with numerous examples of his paintings achieving strong bidding at auction in recent years. William Marshall Brown died on the 26th April 1936. Nineteen of Marshall Brown's paintings are held in Scottish and English public collections.
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