Raymond Francis McIntyre (5 February 1879 – 24 September 1933) was a New Zealand artist and

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, best known for his superb painting and acute awareness of contemporary trends in European art of the early twentieth century.

Early life

McIntyre was born in

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, New Zealand on 5 February 1879. He was one of seven children born to George McIntyre, mayor of New Brighton in 1902. From early childhood, McIntyre suffered from poor health and was inclined not to socialize easily. However, he did enjoy several friendships with writers and musicians, playing the cello himself. His formal education concluded at the age of fifteen, wherein he began art studies at the

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under the

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of Herdman Smith and Alfred Walsh. He took a five-year break from training between 1901 and 1906, during which time he shared a

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in Cathedral Square with Leonard Booth and Sydney Thompson.

Career

McIntyre resumed his art studies at a more advanced level when he returned to the

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in 1906. Little is known about McIntyre prior to 1909, though his

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knowledge and education was limited to what he learned at the Canterbury School of Art, and the local artists of

. His

activity in New Zealand mostly focused on painting, with a few

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for his own books. In 1909, McIntyre relocated to England, settling into a

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studio on

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. In 1910, he began art studies at the

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under William Nicholson and

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, as he was drawn to the

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painting style. Although shy and withdrawn, McIntyre exhibited his work widely while living and studying in England. Exhibitions included the Thames Valley Art Club in 1910 and the London Goupil Gallery in 1911. After the

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, McIntyre continued to paint. In October 1918 he held a large exhibition at the Eldar Gallery; and in 1921, as a member of the Monarro Group, exhibited in the

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alongside

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, M.L. Pissarro and Lemaitre. McIntyre spent several years as an

for the ''

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''. He reviewed the work of artists such as Cézanne, Heckel, Signac and Hodler. McIntyre had an exhibition accepted with the

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in 1924, and in 1926 McIntyre stopped exhibiting.

Death and legacy

McIntyre died of a strangulated hernia on 24 September 1933 at age 54 in London, England. His work is represented in New Zealand's National Art Gallery, the

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, and major galleries.

Gallery

File:Raymond_McIntyre_-_Portrait_of_William_Rolleston.jpg, "Portrait of William Rolleston", circa 1903 (Te Papa, Wellington) File:Raymond_McIntyre_-_Portrait_of_Doris_McIntyre.jpg, "Portrait of Doris McIntyre", circa 1908 (Te Papa, Wellington) File:Raymond McIntyre - Self portrait - Google Art Project.jpg, ''Self portrait'', 1915 (Te Papa, Wellington) File:Raymond McIntyre - Edward McKnight Kauffer - Google Art Project.jpg, ''Edward McKnight Kauffer'', circa 1915 (Te Papa, Wellington) File:Raymond_McIntyre_-_Street_scene_2.jpg, "Street scene", circa 1917 (Te Papa, Wellington) File:Raymond_McIntyre_-_Scene_in_Berkshire.jpg, "Scene in Berkshire", circa 1920 (Te Papa, Wellington) File:Raymond_McIntyre_-_Morning_on_the_Seine.jpg, "Morning on the Seine", circa 1921 (Te Papa, Wellington) File:Head_of_a_girl_by_Raymond_McIntyre.jpg, "Head of a girl", circa 1922 (Te Papa, Wellington)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:McIntyre, Raymond Francis 1879 births 1933 deaths Artists from Christchurch 20th-century New Zealand painters 20th-century New Zealand male artists Mayors of places in Canterbury, New Zealand