William York MacGregor - The Sands Of Morar

The grave of William York MacGregor, Old Logie Kirkyard

William York Macgregor (14 October 1855 Finnart House,

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, Dunbartonshire – 28 September 1923

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) was a Scottish landscape painter, and leading figure of the

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Life

He was the son of the very wealthy

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shipbuilder John Macgregor by his second wife, Margaret York. Macgregor studied in Glasgow under Robert Greenlees and James Docharty and at the

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under

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. He joined former schoolfriend James Paterson (1854–1932) in 1878 and they co-founded the "

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" meeting at his studio 134 Bath Street in central Glasgow. He exhibited at the

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from 1875 (Associate R.S.A. 1898; R.S.A. 1921) and twice at the

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, was a member of the R.S.W.S. 1885–1906 and the

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in 1892. Macgregor travelled widely on the Continent 1886–90. A member of Glasgow Art Club, work by Macgregor was included in the club's Memorial Exhibition in April 1935, in memory of those of its members who had died since the

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. He lived his final years at Albyn Lodge in

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.Grave of W Y Macgregor, Logie Kirkyard He died in

on 28 September 1923. He is buried in Old Logie Kirkyard east of

. The graveyard lies a few hundred metres north of the modern Logie Cemetery. The grave is against the north wall.

Family

He was married to Jessie Watson (died 1941).

References

External links

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(Tate Gallery) {{DEFAULTSORT:Macgregor, William York 1855 births 1923 deaths 19th-century Scottish painters Scottish male painters 20th-century Scottish painters Landscape artists 19th-century Scottish male artists 20th-century Scottish male artists