#margaret macdonald

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Margaret MacDonald Mackintosh (1864 - 1933) “Junirosen” 1898

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Japanese Witch Hazel (1915) by Charles & Margaret Mackintosh.

Wikimedia.

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Summer painted by Margaret Macdonald (1864 - 1933)

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Charles Rennie Mackintosh (British, 1868–1928) and Margaret Macdonald (British, 1865–1933). Design for a Fireplace Wall, interior elevation of drawing room at 3 Lilybank Terrace, Glasgow. 1901. Pencil and watercolor on paper. 11 1/2 × 10 3/4″ (29.2 × 27.3 cm). 

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Queen of Clubs, 1909, by Margaret Macdonald, one of the defining artists of the Glasgow School and who was thought to have influenced Klimt

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La Mort Parfumee/The Perfumed Death (1921)

by Margaret MacDonald Mackintosh

𓆸 watercolour

𓆸 one of Margaret MacDonald Mackintosh's last works

𓆸 influenced by Egyptian art and burial rituals

𓆸 characterised by abstraction of composition

𓆸 characterised by mannerist representation of the human form

𓆸 harmoniously combines sinuous and straight lines

𓆸 large dark areas are balanced by greys and pastel shades, giving the painting a delicate yet bold appearance

𓆸 the painting has a dreamlike quality to it; death is not depicted as completely terrifying, but rather akin to a slow descent into sleep or as a resignation, somewhat alluring, though not devoid of gloom

❉ Margaret MacDonald Mackintosh was a leading exponent of the "Glasgow style", the Scottish manifestation of Art Nouveau¹

❉ She worked in collaboration with Frances MacDonald McNair (her sister), Charles Rennie Mankintosh (her husband) and James Herbert McNair (her brother-in-law). They were known as "The Four".

❉ Part of the "Glasgow Girls"²

❉ Her mediums of choice were watercolours, beaten metal, textiles and gesso³

❉ Her work is stylised and decorative

❉ She did not use sketchbooks very often, which probably means that her art is made from imagination rather than from direct observation

❉ Some of her influences are folklore, poetry, the Bible, symbolism, Celtic myths and the work of Aubrey Beardsley

❉ Though overshadowed by her husband, her art is no less innovative and remarkable

¹Art Nouveau is a period of Art History between 1890 and 1914 which tried to bridge the gap between the fine arts and the decorative arts. It was influenced by William Morris's Arts and Crafts Movement and is connected to the scientific advancements of the era and to the bourgeois desire for modernisation.

²The "Glasgow Girls" were a group of young women artists and designers active during late XIXth and early XXth centuries. Though they pursued diferrent styles, these women were connected by their shared experiences and by the support they gave one another.

³Gesso = Gesso, pronounced 'jesso', was traditionally used to prepare or prime a surface so Oil paint would adhere to it. Gesso is the same as a primer, as in 'pre-primed canvas'. It is made from a combination of paint pigment, chalk and binder.

Sources

https://www.mackintosh-architecture.gla.ac.uk/catalogue/name/?nid=MMM

https://www.willowtearoomstrust.org/margaret-macdonald-mackintosh-life

http://museu.ms/collection/object/151316/la-mort-parfumee-1921?pUnitId=6677

https://www.nationalgalleries.org/art-and-artists/glossary-terms/glasgow-girls

https://willkempartschool.com/how-to-prime-a-canvas-with-gesso-for-an-acrylic-painting/

Dark/Masculine—Light/Feminine: How Charles Rennie Mackintosh and Margaret MacDonald Changed Glasgow School of Art, María Teresa González Mínguez

Image source - Wikipedia

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Margaret Macdonald

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Frances on the far left; Margaret on the far right Forgotten Sisters, Lasting Art

Frances died tragically at 45. Upon her death, MacNair destroyed almost all her work. Margaret, perhaps as tragically, faded into obscurity. Her husband received all the credit until quite recently. | source HERE

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3 January 2024 Visit to The Hill House, Helensburgh

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Margaret Macdonald Mackintosh (1864-1933), 'The Opera of the Sea', 1915 Source

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Margaret Macdonald Mackintosh, The Three Perfumes, 1912 Watercolor and pencil on vellum Cranbrook Art Museum

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Margaret Macdonald Mackintosh (British/Scottish, 1864 – 1933) • The Silver Apples of the Moon • 1912 • Pencil and watercolour, with highlights of gilt paint and gum arabic, on gesso prepared paper, laid on cardboard

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Arts and Crafts aluminum and oak picture frame (1897) by Margaret Macdonald (Scottish, 1865–1933) and Frances Macdonald (Scottish, 1874–1921).

Image and text information courtesy CMOA.

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Margaret MacDonald Mackintosh (1909)

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Finding a comedian who has the exact same sense of humor as you or a musician who's writing music that fits right into your brain or an author who just fundamentally gets you in a way that even you don't fully understand is one of the most amazing experiences in life, it's like meeting your soulmate except that it's actually happening to me

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I just started a rewatch of Boardwalk Empire for the first time in over 4 years and, man, but I am dying over how young Charlie feels as Owen Sleater after having recently watched Kin. 😭

I mean, just look at his boyish little face!! 🥺💗

And I was listening to the audio commentary for the scene where Owen and Margaret first sleep together and, remember when she bit him on the neck and he smiled? 🤭🔥

Apparently they were worried Margaret didn’t appear aggressive enough, so Charlie suggested she bite him. 👀

And...now I can’t stop thinking about that. Can’t imagine why. 🥴 *fans self*