Scottish Art in the Industrial Age, 1800-1914: Scottish Art in the Industrial Era, 1850-1900

This volume introduces key artists such as the Scottish Pre-Raphaelites and the Glasgow Boys and engages with the critical debates and artistic theories that were circulating in the second half of the nineteenth century. This was a period when Scotland was experiencing huge growth and economic expansion and centres such as Edinburgh and Glasgow saw the emergence of the Glasgow Institute for the Fine Arts and of smaller artists’ clubs, providing new opportunities for women. Artists adopted a...