George Fiddes Watt
- Not to be confused with George Frederic Watts.
| George Fiddes Watt | |
|---|---|
| Born |
15 February 1873 Aberdeen |
| Died |
22 November 1960 Aberdeen |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Education |
Gray's School of Art Royal Scottish Academy |
| Known for | Portrait painting, engraving |
| Notable work | H.H. Asquith, A.J. Balfour... |
| Elected | Royal Society of Arts |
George Fiddes Watt (15 February 1873 – 22 November 1960) was a Scottish portrait painter and engraver.
Biography
Watt studied art at Gray's School of Art, Edinburgh and the Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh.[1] He was elected to the Royal Society of Arts (RSA) in 1924 and received an honorary LL.D. degree from the University of Aberdeen in 1955.[1][2]
Watt was sculpted by Henry Snell Gamley in 1912, Watt's son Albert having been sculpted by Gamley four years previously.[3] A bronze statue of Watt by Thomas Bayliss Huxley-Jones, made in 1942, is in Aberdeen.[4]
Works
Watt's large output includes paintings of many the famous people of his time in Britain.[2] An exception among the many portraits is a landscape, J. P. Inverarity Mauled by a Lioness, Somaliland .[5]
Portraits
- Lawyers
- Scientists
- Politicians
- H.H. Asquith[2]
- A.J. Balfour (National Portrait Gallery)[2][6]
- Edward Grey, 1st Viscount Grey of Fallodon[7]
- Academics
Mezzotint engravings
Collections and exhibitions
Watt's work was exhibited at the Royal Academy from 1906 to 1930. His portrait of his mother is in the Tate Gallery's collection.[1]
Family
His third son, Alexander Stuart Watt (1909–1967) was a journalist based in Paris. Alastair Fiddes Watt (b. 1954) is also a landscape painter.[2]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "George Fiddes Watt". Tate Gallery. Retrieved 6 October 2012.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Family of Alastair Fiddes Watt: George Fiddes Watt RSA RP LLD". Wattart.com. 2001–2007. Retrieved October 6, 2012.
- ↑ Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain and Ireland 1851–1951 http://sculpture.gla.ac.uk/view/person.php?id=msib6_1210158597
- ↑ "George Fiddes Watt, 1942". Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums. Retrieved March 9, 2013.
- ↑ Watt, George Fiddes (1901). "J. P. Inverarity Mauled by a Lioness, Somaliland". BBC. Retrieved 6 October 2012.
- ↑ Walker, Sir Emery, after (George) Fiddes Watt (early 20th century). "(George) Fiddes Watt, Portrait Painter". Arthur James Balfour, 1st Earl of Balfour, photogravure. National Portrait Gallery. Retrieved 6 October 2012. Check date values in:
|date=(help) - ↑ Watt, George Fiddes. "Edward Grey, 1st Viscount Grey of Falloden (1862–1933) Foreign Secretary". Government Art Collection. Retrieved 6 October 2012.
- ↑ Thomas Martin Lindsay, portrait by George Fiddes Watt at bbc.co.uk/arts/, accessed 19 June 2013
- ↑ Macbeth-Raeburn, Henry (artist); Watt, George Fiddes (engraver) (1917). "Robert Bannatyne Finlay, 1st Viscount Finlay (1842–1929), Lord Chancellor". Government Art Collection. Retrieved 6 October 2012.
Bibliography
- Chamot, Mary; Farr, Dennis; Butlin, Martin. The Modern British Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture, London 1964, II.
- Sutherland, D.M. (2004–2011). "Fiddes Watt, Index no 101036779". Watt, (George) Fiddes (1873–1960), portrait painter. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Retrieved 6 October 2012.
External links
- 86 Paintings by George Fiddes Watt at the Art UK site
- Wattart.com: Family: George Fiddes Watt
- Invaluable: George Fiddes Watt
- Aberdeen Art Gallery: portrait of George Fiddes Watt, 1911