Ian Strang

Portrait of a Boy, the Artist's Son by William Strang, 1904, but which son?

Ian Strang, A.R.E., R.E., (11 April 1886– 23 March 1952)[1] was a British draughtsman and etcher who specialised in topographical subjects.[1]

Early life

Strang was born in London, the eldest son of William Strang, an internationally known etcher.[2] He studied at the Slade School of Art 1902–6 with Tonks and under Jean-Paul Laurens at the Académie Julian in Paris, 1906–8, and held his first solo exhibition at the Goupil Gallery in 1914.[1] He served in the Middlesex and Royal Berkshire Regiments (1914–19) during the First World War.[1]

Career

Strang exhibited at the Royal Academy from 1923 and the New English Art Club from 1919. A.R.E. 1925, R.E. 1930.[1] He worked in France, Belgium, Sicily, Spain and Britain. Among his paintings was a notable portrait of James Dickson Innes.

Family and death

Strang was married to Frances and had a brother David (1887-1967) who was also an artist.[2] Ian Strang died at Wavendon, Buckinghamshire, on 23 March 1952. A memorial exhibition was held at the Leicester Galleries in 1952.[1]

Publications

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Ian Strang 1886–1952. Tate. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Chilvers, Ian & John Glaves-Smith. (2009). A Dictionary of Modern and Contemporary Art. Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 1644. ISBN 978-0-19-923965-8.

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