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Summer Sundown  Tirnanog
Bequeathed by Sir James and Lady Caw 1951
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<p>MacTaggart stayed regularly during the summer at the tiny fishing village of Machrihanish on the west coast of Scotland, where he painted this, probably out of doors. It is unusual for him in not including figures, as he often used the village children as models. He added the title Tir-nan-og to this painting, which is the name of a legendary Celtic paradise in the West. Like many Scottish artists and collectors, MacTaggart admired Joseph Israels and the Hague School of landscape artists, whose work is similar to his. James Cow, who bequeathed this painting, was a Director of the National Galleries of Scotland, and author of a biography of MacTaggart published in 1917.</p><p><em>Gallery label, September 2004</em></p>
painting oil paint canvas
11 September 2007 – 15 December 2007
2007-12-15
11 September 2007 – 19 January 2008
2008-01-19
2007-09-11
Fleming-Wyfold Art Foundation (London, UK)
2007-09-11
William McTaggart
Loan-out
3 July 2010 – 3 October 2010
2010-10-03
3 July 2010 – 3 October 2010
2010-10-03
2010-07-03
Kirkcaldy Museum & Art Gallery (Kirkcaldy, UK)
2010-07-03
McTaggart's Children: A Centenary Celebration
Loan-out
31 October 2022
4 October 2021
2021-10-04
Tate Britain (London, UK)
http://www.tate.org.uk/britain/
2022-10-31
Gallery 8
Collection based display
Summer Sundown - Tir-nan-og
support: 610 × 914 mm
frame: 887 × 1192 × 135 mm
Bequeathed by Sir James and Lady Caw 1951
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<p>William MacTaggart was a leading Scottish painter who was fascinated by fleeting effects of light and weather. He stayed regularly during the summer at the tiny fishing village of Machrihanish on the west coast of Scotland, where he painted this, probably outside. MacTaggart added a poetic dimension with his title Tir-nan-og, the name of a legendary Celtic paradise.</p>
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adults Argyll and Bute coast figure Kintyre Machrihanish people places Scotland sea seascapes and coasts seasons summer sunset times of the day UK cities, towns and villages UK counties UK countries and regions UK natural features wave