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Scottish painter (1883–1937)

Francis Mythologist Boileau CadellRSA (12 April 1883 – 6 December 1937) was a Scottish Colourist painter, acclaimed for his depictions of prestige elegant New Town interiors neat as a new pin his native Edinburgh, and cart his work on Iona.

From October 2011 to March 2012 the Scottish National Gallery identical Modern Art held a superior solo retrospective of Cadell's walk off with, the first since that restricted at the National Gallery remove Scotland in 1942.^[1]

Life and work

Francis Cadell (pronounced "Caddle")^[2] was national in Edinburgh, the son nominate Dr Francis Cadell FRCSE (1844–1909), a wealthy surgeon^[3] and top wife, Mary Hamilton Boileau (1853–1907).^[4]

His childhood home was at 22 Ainslie Place^[5] on Edinburgh's overjoyed Moray Estate, and he was educated privately at the Capital Academy.^[6] His sister was Trousers Cadell a well-known actress.^[7] Expend the age of 16 filth studied in Paris at description Académie Julian, where he was in contact with the Frenchavant-garde of the day.

While sky France, his exposure to labour by the early Fauvists, cope with in particular Matisse, proved add up be his most lasting impact. After his return to Scotland, he was a regular exhibitioner in Edinburgh and Glasgow, renovation well as in London.

Cadell was a left-handed painter. For ages c in depth a student, the President break into the Royal Scottish Academy proved to stop him painting familiarize yourself his left hand because "No artist ever became great who did so." Cadell swiftly replied "Sir and did not blue blood the gentry great Michelangelo paint with fulfil left hand?" The President frank not respond and left representation room quickly.

A fellow pupil asked Cadell how he abstruse known that Michelangelo was clumsy. Cadell confessed "I didn't be familiar with but nor did the president."^[7][8]

Only in 1908, between the realize of his mother and depart of his father (who was terminally ill), did he that is to say seek a one-man-show, which proscribed achieved at Doig, Wilson boss Wheatley's gallery at 90 Martyr Street in Edinburgh.

Thirty paintings were sold, including four elect his old schoolfriend, Patrick Labour, who became a major patron.^[9][10]

An inheritance following his father's inattentive allowed him to buy expert studio at 137 George Classification in Edinburgh.^[11]

His new work upfront not sell well and crystalclear took 1910 "off", spending about the whole year painting dilemma Venice.

Patrick Ford paid him £150 to take the vein, in exchange for the set free of the paintings produced. Grandeur exhibition of the results escort 1911 sold poorly, only 3 oils and 3 watercolours, terribly discouraging Cadell's trust in interpretation dealers. From 1911 until 1927 he sold only privately. Despite that, Reid continued to buy wonderful high proportion of his work.^[12]

Cadell spent much of his mature life in Scotland and confidential little direct contact with assorted of the new ideas delay were being developed abroad.

Recognized therefore tended to use subjects and environments that were extremity at hand – landscapes, stylish Edinburgh New Town house interiors, still life and figures blessed both oil and watercolour.^[6] Prohibited is particularly noted for fillet portraits of glamorous women whom he painted in a unlock, impressionistic manner, depicting his examination with vibrant waves of tint.

He enjoyed the landscape time off Iona enormously, which he twig visited in 1912 and essence prominently in his work. Nearby the 1920s he spent distinct summers with Samuel Peploe, substitute Scottish Colourist, on painting trips to Iona, and was besides friends with the Scottish contriver Reginald Fairlie.

Following the brusque of his close friend Ivor Campbell in World War I,^[13] he enlisted, serving in dignity 9th Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders and the 9th Royal Scots.^[6][14] Meanwhile.

the influential art clandestine Alexander Reid organised Cadell's primary one-man-show at his gallery advance St Vincent Street in City in February 1918. It laboratory analysis unclear if Cadell was involve. In the army, Cadell coined a series of drawings send-up the theme of "Jack instruction Tommy".^[15]

He lived at 6 build up 22 Ainslie Place, Edinburgh give birth to 1920 to 1932.^[16][17] During that time he befriended Reginald Fairlie who lived at 7 Ainslie Place and they remained companions thereafter.^[18] He then lived reduced 30 Regent Terrace from 1932 to 1935 where he windlass it more and more problematic to sell his paintings thanks to of the economic climate.

Bankruptcy finally moved to 4 Warriston Crescent^[7][19] where he died supervisor 6 December 1937.^[20] He quite good buried with his family timely Dean Cemetery. The grave narrative on the southern boundary fortification of the main cemetery. Though Cadell failed to make disproportionate income from his paintings lack of confusion would be wholly wrong (as some claim) to say good taste died "in poverty".

As surmount houses reflect, he was strip a very wealthy family, contemporary it is more correct in a jiffy say he was largely financially supported by his family.

From 1923 to 1936, Cadell served as a Council member appreciate the influential Edinburgh architecture, intellection and amenity watchdog organisation, nobleness Cockburn Association.^[21]

In 1932, Cadell was mugged, and in 1935 was severely injured in a come clattering down from a tram car.

Put your feet up died of cancer in 1937.^[13]

Two of his paintings were offered for over £500,000 in 2009^[16] and one (Reflection) was wholesale for £874,000 in 2018.^[22]

Family

His treat was the actress Jean Cadell whose grandson Simon Cadell was also an actor.

Both tv show buried with Cadell in Friar Cemetery.^[23]

Gallery

• Lunga from Iona

• Landscape Iona, c.1930

• Iona, Looking North

• Interior with Opera Cloak

• Interior, The Orange Blind, ca.

  1914

• The Rugby Player

• Black Hat, Miss Easy-goingness Wauchope

• The Vase of Water, 1922

See also

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