MURRAY, Sir David

1849 - 1933

David Murray was born at Glasgow on 29 January 1849, son of James Murray, a shoemaker. David Murray was educated at Glasgow and, whilst working for two mercantile firms, studied in evening classes at the Glasgow School of Art under Robert Greenlees (1820-1894) and some 10 years later, about 1875, devoted himself as a full-time landscape painter. Elected an Associate of the Royal Scottish Academy in 1881, moving to London the following year, where he was an immediate success with his painting 'My Love has gone a-Sailing' exhibited in 1884 was purchased by the Chantrey Trustees for the Tate Gallery. About 1886 he broadened his horizons and travelled to the continent where he completed a series of landscapes in Picardy and others around Venice and the Italian lakes, but most of his work was done in the United Kingdom. In 1905 Murray was elected a full member in 1905 and was also a member of Glasgow Art Club and exhibited in the club's annual exhibitions and in 1917 elected president of the Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours and knighted the following year. During his time in London, he occupied a studio of Millais at 1 Langham Chambers, Portland Place, London and exhibited an oil at the Ipswich Fine Art Club in 1923 'Constable's Mill and Locks, Flatford'. Sir David Murray was of 1 Langham Chambers, All Souls Place, Portland Place, London when he died on 14 November 1933, he was unmarried.

Royal Academy Exhibits
from 108 West George Street, Glasgow
1875 114 The Vale of Coruisk, Isle of Skye
1876, 1877, 1878, 1879, 1880, 1882, 1883, 1884, 1885, 1886, 1887, 1888, 1889, 1890, 1891, 1892, 1893, 1894, 1895, 1896, 1897, 1898, 1899, 1900, 1901, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934

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Works by This Artist