GRANT, DUNCAN ), British painter, was born at Rothiemurchus, Inverness-shire, son of Major Bartle Grant, and was educated at St. Paul's school, London. He early showed his remarkable decorative sense, working with Roger Fry at the Omega Workshops, London, and at the same time produced some highly individual painting. His early work included "The Lemon Gatherers" (I 91I ), now in the Tate Gallery, and the "Seated Woman" (1912). Modern French influences, particularly those of Cezanne, made themselves strongly felt in his design and brushwork, as may be seen in the "Tight-rope Walker" (1918), "Snow Scene" (1921), "The Hammock" (1923) and many still life pictures of this period. Grant, who became a member of the London Group, also carried out interesting domestic and scenic decorations and designs for embroideries.
See Duncan Grant, A Collection of Plates, with introduction by Roger Fry (1923).