Walter Shirlaw (Scottish-American 1838 – 1909) Antique 19th Century Mixed Media Watercolor Painting and Pencil Drawing of a Country Landscape

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Walter Shirlaw (Scottish-American 1838 – 1909) antique 19th century mixed media watercolor painting and pencil drawing of a country landscape. … Read more Walter Shirlaw (Scottish-American 1838 – 1909) antique 19th century mixed media watercolor painting and pencil drawing of a country landscape. The hillside scene with a horse drawn carriage and figures in the foreground surrounded by scrub brush and verdant trees; the blue sky with birds in flight. Measures 13 7/8" tall x 11 1/2" wide. Signed W. Shirlaw lower left. Good condition.


A native of Paisley, Scotland, Walter Shirlaw became a painter who explored the American West as a special agent to survey the Indian tribes in Montana and Wyoming. He also earned much respect in the East for his teaching and multi-talented abilities as a painter of genre, portraits, murals and as an illustrator, engraver and etcher.

Shirlaw arrived in New York at the age of three and at age twelve was apprenticed in Chicago as a bank note engraver. In 1870 he took his earnings and went to Munich until 1877, mastering the Munich style of which he was an early proponent in America.

He then established himself in New York City where he became one of the founders of the Society of American Artists, and served as its first president. He also taught at the Art Students League, etched stained glass windows and illustrated magazines. See less