Joseph Farquharson

His father, a doctor and laird, allowed him to paint only on Saturdays. After receiving his first paints at 12, he exhibited his first work at the Royal Scottish Academy just a year later.¹

He studied under landscape painter Peter Graham, whose influence is unmistakable. He bypassed Edinburgh and Glasgow for London to reach a wider audience and secure patrons.¹

A watershed in his career was studying under Carolus-Duran in Paris from 1880. He learned to use the brush directly, focusing on form and color, resulting in richly handled paintwork.¹

In 1885, he traveled to North Africa and painted scenes along the Nile. While famous for snow, these Orientalist works demonstrate his exceptional sense of color.¹

He inherited the title of Laird of Finzean in 1918 and was known as 'The Painting Laird,' combining a prolific artistic career with his role as a Scottish landowner.¹