ARTIST

Charles Rennie Mackintosh

1868–1928 · United Kingdom

Scottish architect who designed everything from tearooms to teaspoons, blending Japanese simplicity with Celtic curves.

ABOUT

Charles Rennie Mackintosh (7 June 1868 – 10 December 1928) was a Scottish architect, designer, water colourist and artist. His artistic approach had much in common with European Symbolism. His work, alongside that of his wife Margaret Macdonald, was influential on European design movements such as Art Nouveau and Secessionism and praised by great modernists such as Josef Hoffmann. Mackintosh was born in Glasgow, Scotland and died in London, England. He is among the most impo…

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NOTABLE WORKS
Drawing for a New Year's Card 1890 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art Design for a Library in a Glasgow House 1894 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art Tacsonia 1895 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art White Tulips 1895 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art Tacsonia 1900 · Metropolitan Museum of Art House for an Art Lover (Meister Der Innen Kunst, Charles Rennie Mackintosh: Glasgow Haus Eines Kunstfruendes) 1901 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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