Iain Macnab | |
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 Iain Macnab, Spring Landscape, Tossa c1945 | |
| Born | Iain Macnab of Barachastlain 21 October 1890 Iloilo, Philippines |
| Died | 24 December 1967 (aged 77) London, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | Glasgow School of Art, Heatherley's School of Fine Art |
| Known for | Wood-engraver and painter |
Iain Macnab of Barachastlain (21 October 1890 – 24 December 1967) was a Scottish wood-engraver and painter.
As a prominent teacher he was influential in the development of the British school of wood-engraving.[1] His pictures are noted for clarity of form and composition.[2]
His concepts of the sense of motion which could be created by the shape of repetitive parallel lines were of profound influence, in particular in relation to the art of linocut – an art form which both he and Claude Flight pioneered at the Grosvenor School of Modern Art where with the teachers included Cyril Power and Sybil Andrews.[3]
His work was shown in the British pavilion at the Venice Biennale of 1930.[4]
- ^ Hal Bishop, 'Macnab, Iain, of Barachastlain (1890–1967)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 accessed 30 June 2009
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
British Councilwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Biographic notes on Iain Macnab from [http://campbell-fine-art.com/cat_works.php?art=76 Campbel Fin Arts] accessed 10/2/2004
- ^ "British Pavilion in Venice". British Council. Archived from the original on 11 May 2014. Retrieved 10 February 2014.