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William Kennedy

William Kennedy (1859/60 - 1918) was active/lived in Scotland.  William Kennedy is known for Figure, portrait, genre and landscape paintings.

William Kennedy was born in Paisley around 1859/1860.  There he attended the Paisley School of Art.


In the early 1880's he moved to Paris, where he attended the Académie Julian and studied with artists such as Jules Bastien-Lepage, William-Adolphe Bouguereau, Raphaël Collin, Gustave-Claude-Etienne Courtois, and Tony Robert-Fleury.


Among the Glasgow Boys studying in Paris in the early 1880's, Kennedy's style was a synthesis of Whistler's and French and Scottish painting.


William Kennedy became a prominent member of the Glasgow Boys and in 1887 he was elected President of a society formed by the group's members.


Thirty-six documented examples of Kennedy's paintings are held in UK public collections including at all the major Scottish public galleries.


His works now rarely appear at auction.

William Kennedy passed away in 1918.
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Facts about William Kennedy

William Kennedy was born in Paisley around 1859/1860.  There he attended the Paisley School of Art.


In the early 1880's he moved to Paris, where he attended the Académie Julian and studied with artists such as Jules Bastien-Lepage, William-Adolphe Bouguereau, Raphaël Collin, Gustave-Claude-Etienne Courtois, and Tony Robert-Fleury.


Among the Glasgow Boys studying in Paris in the early 1880's, Kennedy's style was a synthesis of Whistler's and French and Scottish painting.


William Kennedy became a prominent member of the Glasgow Boys and in 1887 he was elected President of a society formed by the group's members.


Thirty-six documented examples of Kennedy's paintings are held   ...  Displaying 750 of 1251 characters.

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