Live Auction 5969Victorian & British Impressionist Art
Sir William McTaggart, R.S.A. (1835-1910)
Lot 86

Sir William McTaggart, R.S.A. (1835-1910)

The Fisher Boy

Closed13 December 2012

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GBP 10,000

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Sir William McTaggart, R.S.A. (1835-1910)
The Fisher Boy
signed and dated 'McTaggart RSA/1870' (lower left) and signed and inscribed 'The 'Fisher Boy'/Wm McTaggart' (on the stretcher)
oil on canvas
17¾ x 12¾ in. (45.2 x 32.4 cm.)

with Edmiston's, Glasgow, 5 October 1916.
Anonymous sale; Sotheby Parke Bernet, Toronto, 31 March 1981, lot 173. with The Fine Art Society, London.
The Forbes Collection; Christie's, London, 19 February 2003, lot 223.

Specialist note

Painted in 1870, the year he was elected a full member of the Royal Scottish Academy (a fact he proudly proclaims after his signature), this charming little picture shows McTaggart before he developed the bold impressionistic style for which he is best known.