Scottish Art in the Industrial Age, 1800-1914: Scottish Art in the Industrial Era, 1850–1900

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Freya Spoor

Scottish Art in the Industrial Age, 1800-1914

Scottish Art in the Industrial Era, 1850–1900

Freya Spoor

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Routledge
11 November 2025

The Arts: General & Reference; History of art & design styles: c 1800 to c 1900; Reference works; British & Irish history; Social & cultural history

This volume introduces key artists such as the Scottish Pre-Raphaelites and the Glasgow Boys and engages with the critical debates and artistic theories that were circulating in the second half of the nineteenth century. This was a period when Scotland was experiencing huge growth and economic expansion and centres such as Edinburgh and Glasgow saw the emergence of the Glasgow Institute for the Fine Arts and of smaller artists’ clubs, providing new opportunities for women. Artists adopted a more international outlook, travelling to Europe for training, or to work at one of the many artists’ colonies, such as Grez-sur-Loing, south of Paris. Through enrolling at studios such at the Académie Julien, they were introduced to new ways of painting, thinking about art in terms of ‘tonalism’ and ‘impressionism’. Accompanied by extensive editorial commentary, this collection will be of great interest to students of Art History and Scottish History.

Edited by: Freya Spoor
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9781032181929
ISBN 10: 1032181923
Pages: 398
Publication Date: 11 November 2025
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Dr Freya Spoor is an art historian specialising in late nineteenth and early twentieth century Scottish and British art. She is a curator at the National Galleries of Scotland and co-curated the exhibition Lavery on Location on Glasgow Boy Sir John Lavery in 2024.