Sir William MacTaggart

1903-1981
Sir William MacTaggart

Born in Loanhead, near Edinburgh, Sir William MacTaggart was the grandson of the landscape painter William McTaggart (1835–1910). He studied at Edinburgh College of Art from 1918 to 1921, at the same time as William Gillies, and travelled to Paris after graduating. He was a founder member of the 1922 Group and in 1927, he joined the exclusive Society of Eight whose members included Colourists F.C.B. Cadell and S.J. Peploe and began, ahead of his contemporaries a successful exhibition career at The Scottish Gallery from 1929.

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The Beeches, 1958

oil on board
H:25cm W:35cm
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Glimpse of the Lammermuirs, c.1965

oil on board
H:24cm W:34cm
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Humbie, East Lothian, c.1960

watercolour, ink and chalk on paper
H:47cm W:62cm
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Dirleton, c.1958

watercolour and ink on paper
H:28cm W:41cm
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