Walter Shirlaw, Self-Portrait

Walter Shirlaw

American · 1838–1909 · Painter, Printmaker

Walter Shirlaw was a Scottish-American artist. (Wikipedia)

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  1. Walter Shirlaw, Crow Horse Race, oil on panelCrow Horse RaceBonhams · $15,000≈ £9,321≈ €11,545Sign up to see
  2. Walter Shirlaw, Am I Wanted, Oil on canvasAm I WantedSloans & Kenyon · $700≈ £443≈ €509Sign up to see
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Walter Shirlaw was a Scottish-American artist.

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Born 1838, PaisleyDied 1909, MadridOccupation Painter, Printmaker, Draughtsman, IllustratorWikidata Q7966127 ↗ULAN 500002781 ↗Museum works 22

Also known as Shirlaw, w. shirlaw

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

Walter Shirlaw, "Coral" (Study for Mural, World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago)
"Coral" (Study for Mural, World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago)ca. 1892 · Charcoal and pastel on tan wove paper
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, Jacqueline Loewe Fowler Gift, 1995 …
Walter Shirlaw, Seascape
SeascapeWatercolor and charcoal on off-white laid paper
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Arthur M. Herschensohn, 1967 — Open A…
Walter Shirlaw, Nature Study
Nature StudyGraphite on off-white wove paper
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Stuart P. Feld, 1981 — O…
Walter Shirlaw, Studies of Bathers
Studies of BathersGraphite on off-white laid paper
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Walter Shirlaw, 1911 — Open Acce…
Walter Shirlaw, Studies of Bathers Disrobing
Studies of Bathers DisrobingGraphite on off-white laid paper
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Walter Shirlaw, 1911 — Open Acce…
Walter Shirlaw, Susanna and the Elders
Susanna and the EldersGraphite and watercolor on off-white laid paper
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Walter Shirlaw, 1911 — Open Acce…
Walter Shirlaw, Munich Factory
Munich Factorygraphite on wove paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, John Davis Hatch Collection — Open Acces…
Walter Shirlaw, Tree and Foliage
Tree and Foliageprobably c. 1873 · graphite on wove paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Robert S. Pirie — Open Access (CC0)
Walter Shirlaw, The Reprimand
The Reprimandc. 1882 · etchingin brownish-black on
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Reba and Dave Williams Collection, Gift …
Walter Shirlaw, Trees in a Field
Trees in a Fieldlate 19th century · graphite on wove paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Corcoran Collection — Open Access (CC0)
Walter Shirlaw, Male Nude
Male Nude1870-1877 · graphite on wove paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Corcoran Collection (Gift of Mrs. Walter…
Walter Shirlaw, Male Nude on Steps
Male Nude on Steps1872 · charcoal on wove paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Corcoran Collection (Gift of Mrs. Walter…
Walter Shirlaw, The Country Dance
The Country Dance
Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Walter Shirlaw, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Metropolitan Museum of Art
Walter Shirlaw, In Mischief
In Mischief1870
Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Walter Shirlaw, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Metropolitan Museum of Art
Walter Shirlaw, Toning the Bell
Toning the Bell1874
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Art Institute of Chicago
Walter Shirlaw, Among the Old Poets
Among the Old Poets1873
Smithsonian American Art Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Smithsonian American Art Museum
Walter Shirlaw, Bell Foundry, Germany
Bell Foundry, Germany1874
Smithsonian American Art Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Smithsonian American Art Museum
Walter Shirlaw, The Inn, Germany
The Inn, Germany1873
Smithsonian American Art Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Smithsonian American Art Museum
Walter Shirlaw, Roses
Roses
Smithsonian American Art Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Smithsonian American Art Museum
Walter Shirlaw, Water Lilies
Water Lilies
Smithsonian American Art Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Smithsonian American Art Museum
Walter Shirlaw, Self-Portrait
Self-Portrait1878 · Oil on canvas
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Joseph M. Rogers — public domain (CC0)
Walter Shirlaw, Toning the Bell
Toning the Bell1874 · Oil on canvas
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Friends of American Art Collection — public domain …

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), National Gallery of Art open data (CC0), The Met Open Access (CC0), Art Institute of Chicago API (CC0), Smithsonian Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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