Joseph Simpson(1879-1939): Robert Burns(early 1900's ?)

This woodcut print of Scotland's national poet owes much to the style of the Beggarstaff Brothers - the bold silhouette and simplified lines. Simpson was born in Carlisle and studied at the Glasgow School of Art. He was a prolific illustrator, etcher and cartoonist, and was an official war artist in 1918. He painted in a bold manner similar to the Scottish Colourists.His friends included James Pryde, Frank Brangwyn and J.D.Fergusson. Heavy drinking blighted his later years.

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