Duncan MacGregor Whyte
{{Short description|Scottish artist (1866–1953)}}
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|birth_place=Oban, Argyll, Scotland
|death_date={{death date and age|1953|12|3|1866|5|3|df=y}}
|death_place=Oban, Argyll, Scotland
|alma_mater=Académie Delécluse
|occupation=Painter
|spouse=Mary Baylis Barnard
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Duncan MacGregor Whyte (3 May 1866 – 3 December 1953) was an early-mid 20th century Scottish painter specialising in portrait, landscape, and seascape painting.The Dictionary of Scottish Painters. 1600 to the present. Paul Harris and Julian Halsby. Canongate Publishing. 1990.Dictionary of Scottish Art and Architecture. Peter J. M. McEwan. Antique Collectors Club. 1994.
Early life
Duncan MacGregor Whyte was born in Oban, Argyll in 1866, to Rev. Charles Whyte the Congregational Minister of Oban and Eliza Whyte (née Farquharson),{{cite web|title=1866 WHYTE, DUNCAN MCGREGOR (Statutory registers Births 523/ 28)|work=Statutory registers Births 1866|accessdate=16 August 2023|url=http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk|publisher=ScotlandsPeople|url-access=subscription}} the daughter of Archibald Farquharson, the Congregational Minister of Tiree.Daphne Hamilton and Alexander Fenton (Editors) (1998). Scottish Studies, The Journal of the School of Scottish Studies University of Edinburgh, Vol 32. 1993-1998. Tuckwell Press Ltd. p. vi. ISBN 1-898410-45-3.
Artist
After schooling in Oban, he began his art studies in Glasgow. He continued his studies on the continent, firstly in Antwerp, Belgium under Van Havermaet and later at the Académie Delécluse, Paris under Delécluse, Caillot and Delance.Peter J.M. McEwan (1994). The Dictionary of Scottish Art and Architecture. Antique Collectors' Club. p. 605. ISBN 1 85149 134 1.
It was at the Académie Delécluse that he met his wife, the artist Mary Baylis Barnard.The Oban Times (Newspaper) 12th December 1953
On his return to Scotland, he built a reputation as a portrait artist.
Between 1911 and 1921 he travelled to Canada and Australia, working on portrait commissions. Among the most notable being those of Captain H. V. Throssell V.C and Dr. C.O.L. Riley, the Archbishop of Perth, both of which now are included in the State Art Collection of the Art Gallery of Western Australia.{{Cite web|url=https://collection.artgallery.wa.gov.au/persons/8375/duncan-mcgregor-whyte|title=Duncan McGregor WHYTE|website=Art Gallery WA Collection Online}}Alan McCulloch (1984). Encyclopedia of Australian Art Volume 2 L-Z. Hutchinson of Australia. p. 1291. ISBN 0 09 148250.
During his stay in Australia, he became involved with the West Australian Society of Arts, acting as President from 1920 to 1921.{{Cite web|url=https://waart.org.au/wasa-notable-artists/|title=WASA Notable Artists – WASA}}
Returning to Scotland in 1921, he made his base at Bealachan Ruighe in Oban and spent summers on Tiree. In the early 1900s he had built a Studio on the island, at Ceann na Creige in Balephuill.{{cite web|title=1905 WHYTE, DUNCAN M (Valuation Rolls VR008900051-/499, ARGYLL COUNTY) |work=Valuation Rolls 1905|accessdate=16 August 2023|url=http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/|publisher=ScotlandsPeople|url-access=subscription}}
In addition to portraits, Whyte produced landscapes and seascapes, often portraying daily life in Canada, Australia and Tiree.
He exhibited at the Royal Scottish Academy (13), The Royal Society of Artists in Watercolours (2), the Royal Glasgow Institute (50+), the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool (4).
His painting “The Last Rays of Day” won the James Torrance Memorial Prize in 1947 at the Royal Glasgow Institute.The Oban Times (Newspaper) 13th December 1947
His work is represented in the collections of a number of galleries, including the Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum and the State Art Collection of the Art Gallery of Western Australia.
Other activities
Death
Known works
Dugald McIsaac, Provost of Oban (1905–1908), Oban Municipal Buildings{{Cite web|url=https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/dugald-mcisaac-provost-of-oban-19051908-163978|title=Dugald McIsaac, Provost of Oban (1905–1908)|website=artuk.org}}
Hugh MacGowan, Provost of Oban (1866–1953), Oban Municipal Buildings{{cite web|url=https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/provost-hugh-macgowan-163976|title=Provost Hugh MacGowan |website=artuk.org}}
The Artist's Son Bunty, The Shinty Boy, The Corran Halls, Oban{{Cite web|url=https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/the-artists-son-bunty-the-shinty-boy-163975|title=The Artist's Son Bunty, The Shinty Boy | Art UK|website=artuk.org}}
Stalla Hunisgeir, Glasgow Museums Resource Centre (GMRC){{Cite web|url=https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/stalla-hunisgeir-86725|title=Stalla Hunisgeir | Art UK|website=artuk.org}}
Professor Thorpe Davie, The Stirling Smith Art Gallery & Museum{{Cite web|url=https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/professor-thorpe-davie-127811|title=Professor Thorpe Davie | Art UK|website=artuk.org}}
Malcolm Macleod, Museum nan Eilean{{Cite web|url=https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/malcolm-macleod-166587|title=Malcolm Macleod | Art UK|website=artuk.org}}
Cottars on 'The Land', University of Edinburgh{{Cite web|url=https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/no-2-cottars-on-the-land-94470|title=No. 2, Cottars on 'The Land' | Art UK|website=artuk.org}}
Harvesting Potatoes, Red Tam, University of Edinburgh{{Cite web|url=https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/no-6-harvesting-potatoes-red-tam-94476|title=No. 6, Harvesting Potatoes, Red Tam | Art UK|website=artuk.org}}
The Last Rays of Day, Library Headquarters, Dunoon{{Cite web|url=https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/the-last-rays-of-day-163977|title=The Last Rays of Day | Art UK|website=artuk.org}}
The beach at Perth, The Art Gallery of Western Australia{{Cite web|url=https://collection.artgallery.wa.gov.au/objects/24819/the-beach-at-perth|title=The beach at Perth|website=Art Gallery WA Collection Online}}
References
External links
- [https://artuk.org/discover/artists/whyte-duncan-macgregor-18661953 Duncan MacGregor Whyte]
- [https://www.invaluable.com/search?upcoming=false&query=duncan%2520macgregor%2520whyte&keyword=duncan%2520macgregor%2520whyte Sold at Auction - Duncan MacGregor Whyte]
- [https://collection.artgallery.wa.gov.au/objects?query=whyte Duncan MacGregor Whyte - The Art Gallery of Western Australia]
- [https://www.aniodhlann.org.uk/assoc_people/whyte-mr-duncan-macgregor-50119/ Duncan MacGregor Whyte - An Iodhlann - Tiree's Historical Centre]
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