Portrait of author and garden expert Vita Sackville-West
The Meeting Place
The Buffet
Portrait of Panchita Zorolla
The Japanese Fan
Portrait of author John Masefield
Portrait of author Thomas Hardy
Portrait of C.R. Ashbee - charcoal and pastels
Beautiful etching of author Robert Louis Stevenson
Gorgeous Portrait of A Young Girl
William Strang Self-portrait
Willian Strang (1859 - 1921) was a gifted and prolific painter and etcher, born in Dumbarton, Scotland. He was primarily well known for his multiple etchings sometimes done in series to illustrate stories or allegorical poems, but also as solitary portraits. As you can see above, Strang's paintings were also rather fine and unique. To my eye, Strang was a master of psychological intensity, capturing the expression that told a tale if you look closely enough.
I'm new to Strang's work and I'm still researching him online, marveling all the while.
Photo of Wm. Strang at work by E.O. Hoppe - 1909
To learn more about William Strang please use this link. And this one. For whatever reason, there really isn't a tremendous amount of biographical information that I can find online for Strang. If you have a better link, please let me know.
William Strang - Self-Portrait
William Strang - Self-portrait, looking very much like a bemused and maybe disillusioned old man.
Disclaimer: The artwork in this post was culled from various sources online. I do not own any pertinent copyrights nor do I claim to. This post is strictly for educational and artistic enlightenment.
Disclaimer: The artwork in this post was culled from various sources online. I do not own any pertinent copyrights nor do I claim to. This post is strictly for educational and artistic enlightenment.
This art work is absolutely gorgeous. I love the hats he painted on some of the women. What a talent. Thank you for sharing them. Pam
ReplyDeletePam, you're very welcome. I'm glad you enjoyed the post. I try to do an art post every Saturday - more or less. :)
ReplyDeleteI wasn't aware of William Strang's portrait paintings! They are gorgeous--very intense.
ReplyDeleteAgree. I love his work.
DeleteThe pencil sketches (as I think they are) of Thomas Hardy and Robert Louis Stevenson are really good. The art of pencil sketches, I suppose, lies in the shading. I have tried it before, never knowing when to stop shading!
ReplyDeleteI have trouble with pencil as well. Though I still love to sketch and am always hoping the ink version will turn out as 'free'. Never happens.
DeleteVery nice artwork. Gorgeous, especially the paintings of Vita Sackville-West and the other women.
ReplyDeleteQuite interesting to see this here, but then the Saturday Salon is my weekly art education seminar!!!
This art is by a wonderful artist, who, surprisingly, I never heard of.
ReplyDeleteI especially like the paintings of women, Vita Sackville-West and the others. And the self-portraits.
Thanks for another educational day.
You're welcome, Kathy.
DeleteSo pleased to see these beautiful paintings - I lived in William Strang's house in London and knew his son David, also an artist.
ReplyDeleteYou are fortunate to have had the opportunity to get to 'know' the artist a bit better. Strang was a wonderful painter. I'm very fond of his self-portrait.
DeleteThese works make my heart beat a little faster.....thank you for sharing Yvette.
ReplyDeleteYou're very welcome, Antonia. Strang was a wonderful artist.
DeleteYou're very welcome, Antonia. Strang was a wonderful artist.
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