John McKirdy DUNCAN

John McKirdy DUNCAN RSA, RSW
1866
1945

Wood records this artist as a Scot, who studied in London, Antwerp and Dusseldorf, and exhibited at the RA from 1893. He was the husband of the artist Ann DUNCAN. In 1932 Duncan and his wife had a joint show at the Fine Art Society.

By 1933 they had both moved to Mousehole, Cornwall. In 1937 at NAG he exhibited China Clay Mine, Jericho.

media

Landscape, genre and historical subject painter in all media; mural decorator, stained glass designer

works and access

Works include: Pilchard boats - Moored in the harbour at Newlyn;  Fishing boats in Mousehole harbour (1935); China Clay Mine, Jericho (c1937)

exhibitions

INT; FIN; LI; RA, SPP; RI

memberships

ARSA 1910,

RSA 1923

RSW 1930

references

Hardie (2009) Artists in Newlyn and West Cornwall

Johnson & Greutzner (1975) Dictionary of British Artists

Tovey (2003) Creating a Splash

Wood (1995) Victorian Painters (bibl)