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Walter Shirlaw
Walter Shirlaw

Walter Shirlaw

Scottish, 1838-1909
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Walter Shirlaw was a Scottish-American artist.

Shirlaw was born in Paisley, Scotland, and moved to the United States with his parents in 1840. He worked as a bank-note engraver, and his work was first exhibited at the National Academy in 1861.

He was elected an academician of the Chicago Academy of Design in 1868. Among his pupils there was Frederick Stuart Church. From 1870 to 1877 he studied in Munich, under Johann Leonhard Raab, Alexander von Wagner, Arthur von Ramberg, and Wilhelm Lindenschmidt.

His first work of importance was the Toning of the Bell (1874), which was followed by Sheep-shearing in the Bavarian Highlands (1876). The latter, which is probably the best of his works, received honorable mention at the Paris exposition in 1878.

He was one of the founders of the Society of American Artists and its first president.

On his return from Europe he took charge of the Art Students League of New York, and for several years taught in the composition class. He became an associate of the National Academy in 1887, and an academician the following year.

He died in Madrid, Spain on December 26, 1909 and was buried in the British Cemetery there.

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Roses

Roses (before 1888)

Walter Shirlaw (Scottish, 1838-1909)
Still Life
The Reprimand

The Reprimand (circa 1882)

Walter Shirlaw (Scottish, 1838-1909)
Illustration
The Goose Herd

The Goose Herd (before 1890)

Walter Shirlaw (Scottish, 1838-1909)
Figurative
At the Fountain

At the Fountain (ca 1892)

Walter Shirlaw (Scottish, 1838-1909)
Figurative
Toning the Bell

Toning the Bell (1874)

Walter Shirlaw (Scottish, 1838-1909)
Figurative
By the Fire

By the Fire (1876)

Walter Shirlaw (Scottish, 1838-1909)
Figurative
Untitled

Untitled

Walter Shirlaw (Scottish, 1838-1909)
Figurative
The Hay Cart

The Hay Cart

Walter Shirlaw (Scottish, 1838-1909)
Landscape
Wheat Fields, Vermont

Wheat Fields, Vermont (between 1880 and 1890)

Walter Shirlaw (Scottish, 1838-1909)
Landscape
Among the Old Poets

Among the Old Poets

Walter Shirlaw (Scottish, 1838-1909)
Figurative
Bell Foundry, Germany

Bell Foundry, Germany (ca. 1874)

Walter Shirlaw (Scottish, 1838-1909)
Still Life
Figure Study for Decorative Panel

Figure Study for Decorative Panel

Walter Shirlaw (Scottish, 1838-1909)
Illustration
Landscape Sketch

Landscape Sketch

Walter Shirlaw (Scottish, 1838-1909)
Landscape
Easter Greetings

Easter Greetings (ca. 1895)

Walter Shirlaw (Scottish, 1838-1909)
Illustration
Water Lilies

Water Lilies (before 1889)

Walter Shirlaw (Scottish, 1838-1909)
Figurative
Portrait of Dorothea A. Dreier

Portrait of Dorothea A. Dreier (1908)

Walter Shirlaw (Scottish, 1838-1909)
Figurative
Granada

Granada (1904-1909)

Walter Shirlaw (Scottish, 1838-1909)
Landscape
The Gate Slide

The Gate Slide

Walter Shirlaw (Scottish, 1838-1909)
Landscape
The Inn, Germany

The Inn, Germany (ca. 1873)

Walter Shirlaw (Scottish, 1838-1909)
Figurative
Female Nude

Female Nude (c. 1872)

Walter Shirlaw (Scottish, 1838-1909)
Drawings
Study drawing of a mural showing three winged women

Study drawing of a mural showing three winged women (ca. 1898)

Walter Shirlaw (Scottish, 1838-1909)
Drawings
Study drawing for mural of woman, no. 3

Study drawing for mural of woman, no. 3 (ca. 1898)

Walter Shirlaw (Scottish, 1838-1909)
Drawings
Study drawing for mural of woman, no. 2

Study drawing for mural of woman, no. 2 (ca. 1898)

Walter Shirlaw (Scottish, 1838-1909)
Drawings
Study drawing for mural of woman, no. 1

Study drawing for mural of woman, no. 1 (ca. 1898)

Walter Shirlaw (Scottish, 1838-1909)
Drawings
Study drawing for mural of woman reading

Study drawing for mural of woman reading (ca. 1898)

Walter Shirlaw (Scottish, 1838-1909)
Drawings
Study drawing for a mural showing dancing figures

Study drawing for a mural showing dancing figures (ca. 1898)

Walter Shirlaw (Scottish, 1838-1909)
Drawings
Munich Factory

Munich Factory

Walter Shirlaw (Scottish, 1838-1909)
Drawings
Turkey

Turkey

Walter Shirlaw (Scottish, 1838-1909)
Drawings
Male Nude on Steps

Male Nude on Steps (1872)

Walter Shirlaw (Scottish, 1838-1909)
Drawings
Male Nude

Male Nude (1870-1877)

Walter Shirlaw (Scottish, 1838-1909)
Drawings
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