Artist: Joseph Farquharson
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Profile: Born in Edinburgh
in 1846, Farquharson studied first under Peter Graham R.A.
and then at the Life School at the Royal Scottish Academy.
He exhibited at the Royal Academy from 1873 and was elected
an Associate in 1900. In 1880 he travelled to Paris where he
studied under Carolus Duran, and in 1885 he went to Egypt.
The remarkable realism of Farquharson’s work can be attributed
to his desire to work in "plein air". However, this
had to be carried out in a way which was adapted to the rigours
of the Scottish climate: by constructing a painting hut on
wheels, complete with a stove and large glass window for observing
the scenery. Also, to achieve as realistic a result as possible
when painting the sheep which frequently appear in his snowscapes,
he owned a flock of "imitation" sheep which could
be placed as required in the landscape of his choice.
The unusual titles of many of Farquharson's paintings are worthy
of note, and many of them were taken from poems by Burns, Milton,
Shakespeare and Gray. He died in 1935. |
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