Art terms

Glasgow Style

Wall Panel for the Dug-Out (Willow Tea Rooms, Glasgow)
Image credit: The Glasgow School of Art

Wall Panel for the Dug-Out (Willow Tea Rooms, Glasgow) 1917

Charles Rennie Mackintosh (1868–1928)

The Glasgow School of Art

The Glasgow Style is the highly distinctive form of Art Nouveau developed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh and his circle in Glasgow in the 1890s. His group included his wife Margaret MacDonald Mackintosh, Herbert MacNair and Frances MacDonald. They drew inspiration from Continental Art Nouveau, the Celtic Revival and the Arts and Crafts movement.


 

Text source: 'The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms' (2nd Edition) by Michael Clarke

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Glasgow Style on Oxford Art Online

What is the Glasgow Style?

We take a closer look at the distinct style of Art Nouveau emerging from the city of Glasgow in the 1890s.

Video credit: National Museums Liverpool

Artworks

  • Return from a Rose Garden
    Return from a Rose Garden Annie French (1872–1965)
    Gallery Oldham
  • Charles Rennie Mackintosh (1868–1928), Architect – Study for the Group Portrait 'The Building Committee of the Glasgow School of Art'
    Charles Rennie Mackintosh (1868–1928), Architect – Study for the Group Portrait 'The Building Committee of the Glasgow School of Art' Francis Henry Newbery (1855–1946)
    National Galleries of Scotland: Portrait
  • 'O ye, all ye that walk in Willowwood'
    'O ye, all ye that walk in Willowwood' Margaret Macdonald Mackintosh (1864–1933)
    Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum
  • The Wassail
    The Wassail Charles Rennie Mackintosh (1868–1928)
    Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum
  • Butterfly Flower, Bowling
    Butterfly Flower, Bowling Charles Rennie Mackintosh (1868–1928)
    The Fleming Collection
  • Wall Panel for the Dug-Out (Willow Tea Rooms, Glasgow)
    Wall Panel for the Dug-Out (Willow Tea Rooms, Glasgow) Charles Rennie Mackintosh (1868–1928)
    The Glasgow School of Art
  • Mackintosh Panel*
    Mackintosh Panel* Charles Rennie Mackintosh (1868–1928)
    National Museum of Scotland
  • 5 more

Artists

  • Sleeping Princess
    Margaret Macdonald Mackintosh (1864–1933)
  • Daydreams
    Francis Henry Newbery (1855–1946)
  • Wall Panel for the Dug-Out (Willow Tea Rooms, Glasgow)
    Charles Rennie Mackintosh (1868–1928)
  • Ysighlu
    James Herbert MacNair (1868–1955)

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