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Duncan McFarlane

Duncan McFarlane (1834 - 1871) was active/lived in Massachusetts / United Kingdom.  Duncan McFarlane is known for Marine painting-ships.

Information for this biography from Vallejo Gallery (Web site : http://www.vallejogallery.com)

Duncan McFarlane.  This excellent ship portraitist began his life's work in Liverpool.  It is believed that he later sailed to America and was employed in the capacity of a ship and figure portraitist in Boston (one of his works was published by Currier & Ives as a lithograph).


As a majority of McFarlane's works are unsigned, he has often been confused with Liverpool artists such as Samuel Walters and Joseph Heard.  His paintings are noted for their skilled draftsmanship and in the ratio of ships to the overall picture area.

A number of artistic trademarks are associated with McFarlane: small seabirds hovering over the water, luffed sails with very crisply defined borders and the fine lettering on the vessels' name boards, which ranks amongst the most well delineated of all marine art.

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.  There are 24 similar (related) artists for Duncan McFarlane available:    Frederick (Fred) Pansing,  Samuel Walters,  Thomas Whitcombe,  Dominic Serres,  Thomas Luny,  Joseph B Smith,  Marshall Johnson Jr,  Honore Pellegrin,  Nicholas Pocock,  William Gay Yorke,  William John Huggins,  John Bentham Dinsdale,  William Howard Yorke,  Thomas Buttersworth,  William Stubbs,  Elisha Taylor (ET) Baker,  Leonard John Pearce,  Frederic Cozzens,  Antoine (Antoine-Mathieu) Roux II,  Solon Badger,  Antonio De Simone,  Clement Drew,  Antoine (Ange-Joseph) Roux I,  Richard Barnett Spencer



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Facts about Duncan McFarlane

   Duncan McFarlane  Born:  1834 - Liverpool, England
Died:   1871 - Liverpool, England
Known for:  Marine painting-ships

Information for this biography from Vallejo Gallery (Web site : http://www.vallejogallery.com)

Duncan McFarlane.  This excellent ship portraitist began his life's work in Liverpool.  It is believed that he later sailed to America and was employed in the capacity of a ship and figure portraitist in Boston (one of his works was published by Currier & Ives as a lithograph).


As a majority of McFarlane's works are unsigned, he has often been confused with Liverpool artists such as Samuel Walters and Joseph Heard.  His paintings are noted for their skilled draftsmanship and in the ratio of ships to the overall picture area.

A number of artistic trademarks are associated with McFarlane: small s  ...  Displaying 750 of 1219 characters.

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