Thank you so much for saying that! We’ve been looking forward to featuring the Macdonald sisters for a while, hopefully the vid prompts some new fans of their work :) So glad you enjoyed it!
I'm downloading all of your videos for my archives. You're doing awesome coverage of many wonderful artists, some of whom I know and some of whom I'm very glad to be hearing of for the first time.
Wow thank you! I was searching for more information about the Modern Style and Glasgow school and this is so interesting. The archives, photos and examples of their work are all awesome. Great work! Subscribing right away! :)
Recently got into Klimt and Mucha and was wondering what else the movement had to offer, so this couldn't have come out at a better moment. Their work looks fantastic and some of the art that inspired their oeuvre also really piqued my interested.
So great to hear! The sisters were in excellent company working at the turn of the 20th century. We have many more of their contemporaries on our list of artists to feature!
What a compliment! Thank you! If you enjoy the Pre-Raphaelites, you might enjoy our video on Dante Gabriel Rossetti (Siddall’s husband). m.ua-cam.com/video/TR0Lth2n4bc/v-deo.html
NOW I get it! - why we called my younger sister The Coalman's Daughter cos we couldn't see where she got her "unlike any of us" looks from. At age 20-25 Shona was the spitting image in profile of my Past Life Self, Margaret Macdonald. Kate Cranston was our Aunt. I HID Frances's Art to save it being destroyed by her husband, Herbert McNair *who did NOT paint "The Lovers" I DID*. That's my painting, It's the reason why my book will quite possibly be titled "Purple Juice", an homage to an earlier memory from that same life of living on a farm outside Dublin, this being the reason why no-one can find early life records of MM in Staffordshire. We weren't in Staffordshire, we came to the UK from Ireland.
Wow!! We certainly wish we could buy it :) As her work is rare it’d probably be of great interest to a museum, though typically artworks are gifted to institutions. You might want to get it appraised (if you haven’t done so recently) and then consult with an auction house - in my research I noticed that Christie’s has facilitated the sale of her work before, so perhaps reach out to them and see what they think.
I’m not aware of any hard evidence to suggest why he did it, but it seems likely that it was either a visceral response to the pain of losing her (she died at a relatively young age) and/or there was an undercurrent of jealousy in their relationship as she was clearly the more inspired of the two.
As far as I’m aware there’s no definitive evidence to suggest why he did it - it seems like it was either a visceral response to the pain of losing her (she had recently passed away) and/or there was an undercurrent of jealousy in their relationship as she was clearly the more inspired of the two. They had a pretty unhappy marriage, lots of financial hardship that drove him to drink excessively.
This channel is indispensable. Again I can only thank you both for highlighting two wonderful and needlessly overlooked artists.
Thank you so much for saying that! We’ve been looking forward to featuring the Macdonald sisters for a while, hopefully the vid prompts some new fans of their work :) So glad you enjoyed it!
I'm downloading all of your videos for my archives. You're doing awesome coverage of many wonderful artists, some of whom I know and some of whom I'm very glad to be hearing of for the first time.
Your videos are allways a delight!
Thank you!! :)
Wow thank you! I was searching for more information about the Modern Style and Glasgow school and this is so interesting. The archives, photos and examples of their work are all awesome. Great work! Subscribing right away! :)
Thank you for watching! So glad you enjoyed their remarkable stories and work :)
Recently got into Klimt and Mucha and was wondering what else the movement had to offer, so this couldn't have come out at a better moment. Their work looks fantastic and some of the art that inspired their oeuvre also really piqued my interested.
So great to hear! The sisters were in excellent company working at the turn of the 20th century. We have many more of their contemporaries on our list of artists to feature!
Thank you again 😍. I get so many great ideas from your show.
Very good ... I highly recommend listening to this at 80-85% speed as the moderator talks very fast without much emphasis.
I love the Glasgow school and the arts and crafts movement! Fantastic oeuvre of videos here :)
Absolutely beautiful works
Thank you again 😍I get so many ideas from your show
Awesome! ✨
Excellent video, cheers!
so cool!! thanks for sharing rachel
Ah thanks for watching!! Glad you enjoyed :) xx
A toast to the sisters and your highlighting commentary. Ta.
Thank you for this
Awesome!
good video, you look like Elizabeth siddall the pre-Raphaelites' muse
What a compliment! Thank you! If you enjoy the Pre-Raphaelites, you might enjoy our video on Dante Gabriel Rossetti (Siddall’s husband).
m.ua-cam.com/video/TR0Lth2n4bc/v-deo.html
NOW I get it! - why we called my younger sister The Coalman's Daughter cos we couldn't see where she got her "unlike any of us" looks from. At age 20-25 Shona was the spitting image in profile of my Past Life Self, Margaret Macdonald. Kate Cranston was our Aunt. I HID Frances's Art to save it being destroyed by her husband, Herbert McNair *who did NOT paint "The Lovers" I DID*. That's my painting, It's the reason why my book will quite possibly be titled "Purple Juice", an homage to an earlier memory from that same life of living on a farm outside Dublin, this being the reason why no-one can find early life records of MM in Staffordshire. We weren't in Staffordshire, we came to the UK from Ireland.
I have a painting from Frances MacNair do you know someone who would buy it?
Wow!! We certainly wish we could buy it :) As her work is rare it’d probably be of great interest to a museum, though typically artworks are gifted to institutions. You might want to get it appraised (if you haven’t done so recently) and then consult with an auction house - in my research I noticed that Christie’s has facilitated the sale of her work before, so perhaps reach out to them and see what they think.
Thank you for your answer
i never heard of them, cool :)
They’re amazing! So glad we could make the introduction ✨
Why did Herbert destroy her works/
I’m not aware of any hard evidence to suggest why he did it, but it seems likely that it was either a visceral response to the pain of losing her (she died at a relatively young age) and/or there was an undercurrent of jealousy in their relationship as she was clearly the more inspired of the two.
Wait: did I hear "Herbert destroyed her work"??? WTF????
Yes 😩 It’s such a shame!
Is the reason known? I mean, they were also married...
As far as I’m aware there’s no definitive evidence to suggest why he did it - it seems like it was either a visceral response to the pain of losing her (she had recently passed away) and/or there was an undercurrent of jealousy in their relationship as she was clearly the more inspired of the two. They had a pretty unhappy marriage, lots of financial hardship that drove him to drink excessively.
@@TheArtTourist thank you! ☺️