William Geissler

William Geissler
William Geissler ca.1922, photo M.E. Burnet
Born
William Hastie Geissler

(1894-06-26)26 June 1894
Edinburgh, Scotland
Died11 November 1963(1963-11-11) (aged 69)
Inveresk, East Lothian, Scotland
EducationEdinburgh College of Art, André Lhote, Paris
Known forPainting, watercolours
MovementEdinburgh School
SpouseAlison Cornwall McDonald

William Hastie Geissler (1894 - 1963) was a Scottish artist known for his watercolours of the natural world. He was one of The Edinburgh School, and much of his earlier work came from sketching trips undertaken with other members of this group, though he himself is sometimes described as a "neglected" member. Although his natural preference lay with watercolour, often with gouache and pen and ink, several works in oil survive.