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Donald Shaw MacLaughlan

Donald Shaw MacLaughlan

1876

WA-00046670

Drawing

Representation

None documented

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Institutional Exhibitions

478

Works in Collection

516

Assets Indexed

1

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About

Why this artist matters now

Donald Shaw MacLaughlan was a Scottish draughtsman whose practice centered on architectural and landscape drawing executed with precise linework and tonal control. Born in 1876, he developed a disciplined approach to graphite and ink on paper that emphasized structure and spatial clarity. Little additional verified material is currently available for this profile.

Source: Aic · Trust score: 40% · Updated 1mo ago

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Museum Collections

Smithsonian American Art MuseumWashington, D.C.Art Institute of ChicagoChicago National Gallery of ArtWashington, D.C.

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Artworks (478)

Pastoral

1932 · Etching in black on cream wove paper

Image: 13.5 × 30.5 cm (5 3/8 × 12 1/16 in.); Plate: 13.9 × 30.8 cm (5 1/2 × 12 3/16 in.); Sheet: 29.2 × 42.7 cm (11 1/2 × 16 13/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

North View Across the Michigan Avenue Bridge, Chicago

North View Across the Michigan Avenue Bridge, Chicago

1927 · Watercolor and pen and black and blue ink, over graphite, on cream laid paper

28.4 × 38.6 cm (11 3/16 × 15 1/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Builders of Chartres Cathedral

The Builders of Chartres Cathedral

1926 · etching on paper

plate: 13 1/8 x 16 5/8 in. (33.4 x 42.4 cm.); sheet...

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Chartres, South Portal

Chartres, South Portal

1926 · etching on paper

plate: 9 3/4 x 13 5/8 in. (24.9 x 34.7 cm.); sheet...

Smithsonian American Art Museum

The Canal Life, Venice

The Canal Life, Venice

1926 · etching on paper

plate: 9 x 13 3/4 in. (22.8 x 35.0 cm.); sheet...

Smithsonian American Art Museum

A Street in Tours

A Street in Tours

1926 · Etching in black on cream laid paper

Image/plate: 15.7 × 13 cm (6 3/16 × 5 1/8 in.); Sheet: 19.4 × 16.3 cm (7 11/16 × 6 7/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

A Street in Tours

A Street in Tours

1926 · Etching in black on cream wove paper

Image/plate: 15.6 × 12.9 cm (6 3/16 × 5 1/8 in.); Sheet: 25.5 × 16.4 cm (10 1/16 × 6 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Venetian Walls

1926 · Etching in black on cream wove paper

Image/plate: 22.7 × 35.5 cm (8 15/16 × 14 in.); Sheet: 33.2 × 45.2 cm (13 1/8 × 17 13/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Steps of the Salute, Venice

The Steps of the Salute, Venice

1926 · Etching in black on cream laid paper

Image/plate: 26 × 34.3 cm (10 1/4 × 13 9/16 in.); Sheet: 29.6 × 38.3 cm (11 11/16 × 15 1/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Rialto

1926 · Etching in black on cream wove paper

Image: 24.5 × 33.9 cm (9 11/16 × 13 3/8 in.); Plate: 24.9 × 34.3 cm (9 13/16 × 13 9/16 in.); Sheet: 29.5 × 39.2 cm (11 5/8 × 15 7/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Palios

1926 · Etching in black on cream laid paper

Image/plate: 26 × 33 cm (10 1/4 × 13 in.); Sheet: 29.5 × 36.5 cm (11 5/8 × 14 3/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

A Gothic Night

1926 · Etching in black on cream laid paper

Image: 37.7 × 26.5 cm (14 7/8 × 10 7/16 in.); Plate: 38 × 26.9 cm (15 × 10 5/8 in.); Sheet: 42.8 × 32 cm (16 7/8 × 12 5/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Chartres

1926 · Etching in black on cream laid paper

Image/plate: 24.9 × 34.7 cm (9 13/16 × 13 11/16 in.); Sheet: 28.9 × 38.9 cm (11 7/16 × 15 3/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Chartres, the Interior

Chartres, the Interior

1926 · Etching in black on cream laid paper

Image: 33.9 × 25.4 cm (13 3/8 × 10 in.); Plate: 34.3 × 25.8 cm (13 9/16 × 10 3/16 in.); Sheet: 38.4 × 29.7 cm (15 1/8 × 11 3/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Limb of Tree with Foliage

Limb of Tree with Foliage

1924 · Etching in black on cream laid paper

Image/plate: 25.8 × 32 cm (10 3/16 × 12 5/8 in.); Sheet: 29 × 42 cm (11 7/16 × 16 9/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Canonica, Venice

1922 · etching

Cleveland Museum of Art

Canal of the Loggia, Venice, Italy

1922 · etching and drypoint

Cleveland Museum of Art

On the Fondamenta

On the Fondamenta

1922 · Etching in brown on cream laid paper

Image/plate: 20 × 25.8 cm (7 7/8 × 10 3/16 in.); Sheet: 22.1 × 27.7 cm (8 3/4 × 10 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Piazzetta

1922 · Etching in black on ivory laid paper

Image/plate: 29.6 × 23.7 cm (11 11/16 × 9 3/8 in.); Sheet: 33 × 26.7 cm (13 × 10 9/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Sunlight Facade

Sunlight Facade

1922 · Etching in black on cream laid paper

Image/plate: 20.1 × 26 cm (7 15/16 × 10 1/4 in.); Sheet: 21.8 × 27.8 cm (8 5/8 × 11 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Midnight, Venice

Midnight, Venice

1922 · Etching in black on cream laid paper

Image/plate: 20.9 × 26.9 cm (8 1/4 × 10 5/8 in.); Sheet: 23.5 × 29.5 cm (9 5/16 × 11 5/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

By The Salute

1922 · Etching in black on cream laid paper

Image/plate: 23 × 28.9 cm (9 1/16 × 11 7/16 in.); Sheet: 26.1 × 32.1 cm (10 5/16 × 12 11/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Towers and Gardens

Towers and Gardens

1922 · Etching in black on cream laid paper

Image: 36 × 27.4 cm (14 3/16 × 10 13/16 in.); Plate: 36.5 × 27.8 cm (14 3/8 × 11 in.); Sheet: 39.5 × 30.5 cm (15 9/16 × 12 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Canonica

1922 · Etching in black on ivory laid paper

Image/plate: 25.6 × 40.8 cm (10 1/8 × 16 1/8 in.); Sheet: 28.2 × 43.7 cm (11 1/8 × 17 1/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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Artwork sources (4)

478 published of 493 catalogued · 473 with image

Art Institute Chicago
384 published384 img
Smithsonian
89 published89 img
Cleveland Museum of Art
5 published
+ 1 more source · 15 catalogued, not yet published

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 2)

2 entries · 1 sources

The Lauterbrunnen
— · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Iden Roadside
1920 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number

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Images

23 assets

Summer Morning in Tennessee saam 1974.85.69

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The Certosa, Florence MET DP234479

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San Luca dei Colli MET DP234480

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Modern etchings, mezzotints and dry points (1913) (14590084217)

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Ferme aux Vaches, Brittany Donald Shaw MacLaughlan ABDAG006541

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Havengezicht te Boulogne sur Mer, RP P 1975 185

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Gezicht in Venetië 1911 (Het witte paleis), RP P 1975 186

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De bouwers, RP P OB 49.747

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Relationships

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Collections3

Smithsonian American Art Museum Art Institute of Chicago National Gallery of Art

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Representation & Collections

In collection

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Washington, D.C., United States

In collection

Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, United States

In collection

National Gallery of Art

Washington, D.C., United States

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