Weeding in Yester Woods
William Darling McKay, 1844

William Darling McKay grew up in Gifford, East Lothian, and trained at the Royal Scottish Academy School in Edinburgh. He later travelled in Holland and adopted the en plein air approach to painting he discovered there.
His work became dominated by pastoral landscapes with men and women working the land.
This painting shows a scene at Yester Woods, near Gifford. It joins 18 other works by McKay in the collection of East Lothian Council Museums Service.
More information
Title of artwork, date
Weeding in Yester Woods, 1844
Date supported
2019
Medium and material
Oil on board
Dimensions
29 x 29 x 3
Grant
300
Total cost
600
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