John Duncan, who was born in Dundee on July 19, 1866, and died in Edinburgh in 1945, was a master of painting, illustration, and glass art design. An extraordinary visionary in the world of symbolism, Duncan's art was consistently an ode to human emotion and the subtle in-betweens of existence. Every brushstroke, every color choice, every design he produced took the viewer on a rich, multi-layered journey that spanned centuries of history, culture and art. Duncan grew up in Scotland, where he began his artistic training at a young age at the Dundee School of Art. He took his first professional steps as a cartoonist for the monthly comic newspaper "The Wizard of the North" and provided illustrations for the "Dundee Advertiser." He then worked as a book illustrator in London and later decided to pursue a career as a portrait painter, which led him to art schools in Antwerp and Düsseldorf. His first trip to Italy, which took him through Rome, Florence, Lucca, Bologna and Venice, had a lasting influence on his work.
His art is influenced by Japanese printmaking, which he encountered while working for The Evergreen, a magazine specializing in Celtic literature and art. Duncan was able to reinterpret the elegance and refinement of these Eastern techniques in his work, forming his own style. Duncan's ability to capture the essence of a subject and depict it in a way that is both profound and appealing led to his work now being exhibited in many Scottish museums and valued as fine art prints worldwide. John Duncan was also a major promoter of motifs from Celtic mythology in Scottish art and was equally devoted to biblical scenes and themes from Greek mythology. His pursuit of decorative quality in his paintings is reflected in the fascinating aesthetics of his works. The exquisite technique and thematic uniqueness of his paintings are unmatched in early 20th century Scottish art, making each fine art print of his work a precious piece. After returning to Edinburgh, Duncan devoted himself fully to painting. He experimented with various techniques and materials until he discovered tempera painting for himself. Although time-consuming and laborious, this technique gave him the opportunity to fully transfer the intensity and vibrancy of his ideas onto canvas. The precision and care he took in the selection and application of his materials are reflected in the enduring beauty and brilliance of his works. An art print of a John Duncan painting is thus not only a tribute to the artist himself, but also to his relentless pursuit of perfection and his respect for art itself.
John Duncan was not only an exceptional artist, but also a respected teacher who loved to pass on his knowledge and passion for art to his students. As a teacher at the Royal Scottish Academy School of Painting, he had a profound influence on many young artists who later became masters of their craft themselves. Despite personal setbacks and financial difficulties, Duncan worked tirelessly until the end of his life, both as an artist and as a promoter of the arts. The depth and beauty of Duncan's work, ranging from the emotional intensity of symbolism to the elegance and precision of tempera painting, is a constant source of inspiration and admiration. With each fine art print, we strive to do justice to the quality and legacy of this extraordinary artist. John Duncan's works are more than just art - they are an expression of the human experience brought to life in every brushstroke and color.
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.jpg "Tristan and Isolde, 1912 by John Duncan")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-320812).jpg "The Three Magi, 1915 by John Duncan")
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.jpg "The Play Garden by John Duncan")
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.jpg "Coronation of King George V and Queen Mary, London by John Duncan")
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.jpg "Ivory, Apes and Peacocks The Queen of Sheba by John Duncan")
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.jpg "Deirdre of the Sorrows From: Voices from the Hills by John Duncan")
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.jpg "Reclining Figure Holding Cross, the Devil Sitting nearby Surrounded by Floating Figures by John Duncan")
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.jpg "The Snake Goddess of Crete, Illustration from Myths of Crete and Pre-Hellenic Europe by John Duncan")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-993177).jpg "Seated Girl and Large Bird by John Duncan")
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.jpg "Reclining Figure Holding Cross, the Devil Sitting Nearby Surrounded by Floating Figures by John Duncan")
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![Untitled [Male & female figure in a landscape] by John Duncan](/kunstwerke/300px/John_Duncan_-_Untitled_Male_female_figure_in_a_landscape_(pencil)_-_(MeisterDrucke-993172).jpg "Untitled [Male & female figure in a landscape] by John Duncan")
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.jpg "Ladies of the Minoan Court, illustration from Myths of Crete and Pre-Hellenic Europe by John Duncan")
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.jpg "Sea Traders from Crete, Illustration from Myths of Crete and Pre-Hellenic Europe by John Duncan")
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.jpg "Yorinda and Yoringel in the Witch")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-909300).jpg "The Coming of Bride by John Duncan")
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![Untitled [Three female figures holding back a man] by John Duncan](/kunstwerke/300px/John_Duncan_-_Untitled_Three_female_figures_holding_back_a_man_(pencil)_-_(MeisterDrucke-975788).jpg "Untitled [Three female figures holding back a man] by John Duncan")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-993140).jpg "Diarmuid Slays the Boar by John Duncan")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-909344).jpg "Naoise and Deirdre by John Duncan")
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![Untitled [Female nude] by John Duncan](/kunstwerke/300px/John_Duncan_-_Untitled_Female_nude_(pencil)_-_(MeisterDrucke-1011489).jpg "Untitled [Female nude] by John Duncan")
![Untitled [Female nude] by John Duncan](/kunstwerke/400w/John_Duncan_-_Untitled_Female_nude_(pencil)_-_(MeisterDrucke-1011489).jpg)
![Untitled [Smaller version of Love Passing By] by John Duncan](/kunstwerke/300px/John_Duncan_-_Untitled_Smaller_version_of_Love_Passing_By_(pencil)_-_(MeisterDrucke-1033708).jpg "Untitled [Smaller version of Love Passing By] by John Duncan")
![Untitled [Smaller version of Love Passing By] by John Duncan](/kunstwerke/400w/John_Duncan_-_Untitled_Smaller_version_of_Love_Passing_By_(pencil)_-_(MeisterDrucke-1033708).jpg)
_-_(MeisterDrucke-975795).jpg "Eurydice, Rendezvous, Closed Door, Prayer by John Duncan")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-976954).jpg "Portrait of a Lady, c.1900 by John Duncan")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-909353).jpg "Pallas Athena by John Duncan")
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.jpg "The Children of Lir, 1924 by John Duncan")
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![Two Galloping Horsemen [one carrying his own head] by John Duncan](/kunstwerke/300px/John_Duncan_-_Two_Galloping_Horsemen_one_carrying_his_own_head_(etching)_-_(MeisterDrucke-976945).jpg "Two Galloping Horsemen [one carrying his own head] by John Duncan")
![Two Galloping Horsemen [one carrying his own head] by John Duncan](/kunstwerke/400w/John_Duncan_-_Two_Galloping_Horsemen_one_carrying_his_own_head_(etching)_-_(MeisterDrucke-976945).jpg)
![Untitled [Fleeing couple] by John Duncan](/kunstwerke/300px/John_Duncan_-_Untitled_Fleeing_couple_(pencil)_-_(MeisterDrucke-909342).jpg "Untitled [Fleeing couple] by John Duncan")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-976949).jpg "Female Head by John Duncan")
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.jpg "Sketch Book Containing 60 Sketches and Illustrations, Writings on Tempera Paint and Artists Including Botticelli by John Duncan")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-976943).jpg "Seated Girl and Large Bird by John Duncan")
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![Untitled [Old man] by John Duncan](/kunstwerke/300px/John_Duncan_-_Untitled_Old_man_(pencil)_-_(MeisterDrucke-909349).jpg "Untitled [Old man] by John Duncan")
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_c1939_(tempera)_-_(MeisterDrucke-909305).jpg "The Fomors (or The Powers of Evil Abroad in the World) by John Duncan")
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![Untitled [Faun] by John Duncan](/kunstwerke/300px/John_Duncan_-_Untitled_Faun_(pencil)_-_(MeisterDrucke-975786).jpg "Untitled [Faun] by John Duncan")
![Untitled [Faun] by John Duncan](/kunstwerke/400w/John_Duncan_-_Untitled_Faun_(pencil)_-_(MeisterDrucke-975786).jpg)
_-_(MeisterDrucke-975789).jpg "Love Passing By by John Duncan")
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![Untitled [Male figure] by John Duncan](/kunstwerke/300px/John_Duncan_-_Untitled_Male_figure_(pencil)_-_(MeisterDrucke-1033713).jpg "Untitled [Male figure] by John Duncan")
![Untitled [Male figure] by John Duncan](/kunstwerke/400w/John_Duncan_-_Untitled_Male_figure_(pencil)_-_(MeisterDrucke-1033713).jpg)
_-_(MeisterDrucke-1033710).jpg "The Three Calls of Deirdre by John Duncan")
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![Untitled [Five sketches of figures] by John Duncan](/kunstwerke/300px/John_Duncan_-_Untitled_Five_sketches_of_figures_(pencil)_-_(MeisterDrucke-909354).jpg "Untitled [Five sketches of figures] by John Duncan")
![Untitled [Five sketches of figures] by John Duncan](/kunstwerke/400w/John_Duncan_-_Untitled_Five_sketches_of_figures_(pencil)_-_(MeisterDrucke-909354).jpg)
_-_(MeisterDrucke-602309).jpg "The Messenger of Tethra by John Duncan")
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![Two Galloping Horsemen [one carrying his own head] by John Duncan](/kunstwerke/300px/John_Duncan_-_Two_Galloping_Horsemen_one_carrying_his_own_head_(etching)_-_(MeisterDrucke-975784).jpg "Two Galloping Horsemen [one carrying his own head] by John Duncan")
![Two Galloping Horsemen [one carrying his own head] by John Duncan](/kunstwerke/400w/John_Duncan_-_Two_Galloping_Horsemen_one_carrying_his_own_head_(etching)_-_(MeisterDrucke-975784).jpg)
![Two Galloping Horsemen [one carrying his own head] by John Duncan](/kunstwerke/300px/John_Duncan_-_Two_Galloping_Horsemen_one_carrying_his_own_head_(etching)_-_(MeisterDrucke-976944).jpg "Two Galloping Horsemen [one carrying his own head] by John Duncan")
![Two Galloping Horsemen [one carrying his own head] by John Duncan](/kunstwerke/400w/John_Duncan_-_Two_Galloping_Horsemen_one_carrying_his_own_head_(etching)_-_(MeisterDrucke-976944).jpg)
_-_(MeisterDrucke-909352).jpg "Princess of the Land Under the Waves by John Duncan")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1123087).jpg "Head of a Celtic God by John Duncan")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1011431).jpg "St George and the Dragon by John Duncan")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-909340).jpg "The Temptation on the Mount by John Duncan")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-993170).jpg "Yorinda and Yoringel in the Witches Wood by John Duncan")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-975794).jpg "Strangle thy sins by John Duncan")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-993139).jpg "Prodical by John Duncan")
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![Untitled [Virgin and Child] by John Duncan](/kunstwerke/300px/John_Duncan_-_Untitled_Virgin_and_Child_(pen_ink)_-_(MeisterDrucke-909355).jpg "Untitled [Virgin and Child] by John Duncan")
![Untitled [Virgin and Child] by John Duncan](/kunstwerke/400w/John_Duncan_-_Untitled_Virgin_and_Child_(pen_ink)_-_(MeisterDrucke-909355).jpg)
![Untitled [Three figures] by John Duncan](/kunstwerke/300px/John_Duncan_-_Untitled_Three_figures_(pencil)_-_(MeisterDrucke-975787).jpg "Untitled [Three figures] by John Duncan")
![Untitled [Three figures] by John Duncan](/kunstwerke/400w/John_Duncan_-_Untitled_Three_figures_(pencil)_-_(MeisterDrucke-975787).jpg)
![Untitled [Study for St Bride] by John Duncan](/kunstwerke/300px/John_Duncan_-_Untitled_Study_for_St_Bride_-_(MeisterDrucke-975792).jpg "Untitled [Study for St Bride] by John Duncan")
![Untitled [Study for St Bride] by John Duncan](/kunstwerke/400w/John_Duncan_-_Untitled_Study_for_St_Bride_-_(MeisterDrucke-975792).jpg)
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![Untitled [Female figure] by John Duncan](/kunstwerke/300px/John_Duncan_-_Untitled_Female_figure_(pencil)_-_(MeisterDrucke-1033718).jpg "Untitled [Female figure] by John Duncan")
![Untitled [Female figure] by John Duncan](/kunstwerke/400w/John_Duncan_-_Untitled_Female_figure_(pencil)_-_(MeisterDrucke-1033718).jpg)
_-_(MeisterDrucke-993185).jpg "Pan, c.1895 by John Duncan")
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![Untitled [Female profile] by John Duncan](/kunstwerke/300px/John_Duncan_-_Untitled_Female_profile_(pencil)_-_(MeisterDrucke-975797).jpg "Untitled [Female profile] by John Duncan")
![Untitled [Female profile] by John Duncan](/kunstwerke/400w/John_Duncan_-_Untitled_Female_profile_(pencil)_-_(MeisterDrucke-975797).jpg)
![Untitled [Male figure] by John Duncan](/kunstwerke/300px/John_Duncan_-_Untitled_Male_figure_(pencil)_-_(MeisterDrucke-1011484).jpg "Untitled [Male figure] by John Duncan")
![Untitled [Male figure] by John Duncan](/kunstwerke/400w/John_Duncan_-_Untitled_Male_figure_(pencil)_-_(MeisterDrucke-1011484).jpg)
.jpg "Eriskay by John Duncan")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-909303).jpg "Seated Girl and Large Bird by John Duncan")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1425401).jpg "Mary Queen of Scots at Fotheringhay by John Duncan")
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![Untitled [Two angels] by John Duncan](/kunstwerke/300px/John_Duncan_-_Untitled_Two_angels_(pencil)_-_(MeisterDrucke-1011482).jpg "Untitled [Two angels] by John Duncan")
![Untitled [Two angels] by John Duncan](/kunstwerke/400w/John_Duncan_-_Untitled_Two_angels_(pencil)_-_(MeisterDrucke-1011482).jpg)
.jpg "The Bull Baiters, Illustration from Myths of Crete and Pre-Hellenic Europe by John Duncan")
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.jpg "Madonna and Child by John Duncan")
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![Untitled [Man wrestling a snake] by John Duncan](/kunstwerke/300px/John_Duncan_-_Untitled_Man_wrestling_a_snake_(watercolor)_-_(MeisterDrucke-975793).jpg "Untitled [Man wrestling a snake] by John Duncan")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-993142).jpg "Priest of the Ideal, Stephen Grahams by John Duncan")
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.jpg "Bruce and de Bohun by John Duncan")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-993178).jpg "Flying Horse by John Duncan")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-993175).jpg "Bacchanalian Fun Exploit by John Duncan")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1401492).jpg "Gravel-Pit: Night by John Duncan")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-909343).jpg "Naoise and Deirdre by John Duncan")
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.jpg "Peacocks and Fountain by John Duncan")
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![Untitled [Female figure] by John Duncan](/kunstwerke/300px/John_Duncan_-_Untitled_Female_figure_(pencil)_-_(MeisterDrucke-1033709).jpg "Untitled [Female figure] by John Duncan")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1409661).jpg "Bridge over the River by John Duncan")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-976946).jpg "Boy and Angel by John Duncan")
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![Untitled [Nude figures in a landscape] by John Duncan](/kunstwerke/300px/John_Duncan_-_Untitled_Nude_figures_in_a_landscape_(pencil)_-_(MeisterDrucke-1011488).jpg "Untitled [Nude figures in a landscape] by John Duncan")
![Untitled [Nude figures in a landscape] by John Duncan](/kunstwerke/400w/John_Duncan_-_Untitled_Nude_figures_in_a_landscape_(pencil)_-_(MeisterDrucke-1011488).jpg)
![Untitled [Embracing couple] by John Duncan](/kunstwerke/300px/John_Duncan_-_Untitled_Embracing_couple_(pen_ink)_-_(MeisterDrucke-993141).jpg "Untitled [Embracing couple] by John Duncan")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-909348).jpg "Untitled by John Duncan")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-909350).jpg "Fand by John Duncan")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-909345).jpg "Diana and Actaeon by John Duncan")
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.jpg "Wine barrel drawn by four tigers by John Duncan")
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![Untitled [Naoise and Deirdre] by John Duncan](/kunstwerke/300px/John_Duncan_-_Untitled_Naoise_and_Deirdre_(pencil)_-_(MeisterDrucke-975790).jpg "Untitled [Naoise and Deirdre] by John Duncan")
![Untitled [Naoise and Deirdre] by John Duncan](/kunstwerke/400w/John_Duncan_-_Untitled_Naoise_and_Deirdre_(pencil)_-_(MeisterDrucke-975790).jpg)
_-_(MeisterDrucke-1033712).jpg "Aoife sends the Children of Lir to Wander the Sea by John Duncan")
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.jpg "The Taking of Excalibur by John Duncan")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1651237).jpg "In My End is My Beginning by John Duncan")
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