苏格兰画家威廉·斯特朗绘画技艺精湛，且富有想象力
William Strang (1859-1921)自画像
出生于苏格兰敦巴顿的威廉·斯特朗(William Strang) 生前是一位技艺精湛且富有想象力的版画家、肖像画家，在国际上享有盛誉。
他的题材多种多样，从奇幻到真实，包括对当代生活、贫困和社会不公正的影响、风景、圣经主题、令人眼花缭乱的寓言和叙事插图的毫不妥协的描绘。他还是一位多产且非常成功的肖像画家。
威廉·斯特朗 (William Strang) 的父亲是一名建筑商，母亲是克莱德赛德造船公司威廉·丹尼兄弟 (William Denny and Bros) 创始成员的女儿。在他的一生中，斯特朗认为自己是工人阶级中的一员，并保持着关注工人阶级。
离开敦巴顿学院后，他在家族企业担任了一年办公室文员，最终获准搬到伦敦开始艺术培训。虽然他定期回访苏格兰，但从那时起，伦敦就成了他永久的家。
1876 年，17 岁的他就读于伦敦斯莱德艺术学院，师从学校新任命的教授、法国现实主义者阿尔方斯·莱格罗（1837-1911 年）。
莱格罗引入了一种欧陆式教学风格，侧重于精湛的绘图技巧和生活中的绘画的重要性。作为法国蚀刻复兴的主要成员，莱格罗（Legros） 还推出了蚀刻课程。
斯特朗显然在这里表现出色，毕业后在蚀刻班担任助理大师两年。Legros 的教学和他的思想对这位年轻的艺术家产生了深远而持久的影响，斯特朗这样描述自己的老师——“有史以来最伟大的老师，因为他是有史以来最伟大的艺术家”。
在他职业生涯的前20年里，斯特朗主要从事版画创作。尽管他确实画过油画，但直到 1890 年代初，他才开始展出自己的画作。
从 1890 年代中期开始，他开始越来越多地从事利润丰厚的肖像委托工作，并开始将他的艺术重点从蚀刻转向绘画。然而，他在整个职业生涯中继续担任版画家。
1918年，他成为国际雕塑家、画家和雕刻家协会的主席，1921年被选为皇家学院的雕刻家成员，但是他突然在1921年突然去世。
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