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John McNairn

John McNairn (1910 - c.1975) was active/lived in United Kingdom.  John McNairn is known for Painting.

John McNairn was born in 1910.  He enrolled at The Edinburgh College of Art in 1927; an especially fertile period in the college's history.  Following the custom for the most talented Edinburgh students, he then went abroad to continue his development.

In Paris in the early 1930's, McNairn made the unusual choice of attending the Academie Scandinave, attracted by the presence of Othon Friesz. Although Friesz no longer painted in the vigorous Fauve style of his early career, his connection with Post-Impressionism appealed to McNairn, who expressed a wish to paint in a direct and truthful manner.

Through his friendship with Robin John (son of Augustus John) he was introduced to Julian Trevelyan and S.W. Hayter, whose print studio, Atelier 17, was used by the most prominent artists, including many of the leading Surrealists. With Trevelyan, he saw the Surrealist's 1933 Paris exhibition, and recollects the disturbing effect Dalí and Mirô had on him.  Conseque   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 2552 characters.]  Artist bio

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