Jessie Algie Explained

Jessie Algie
Birth Date:	1859
Nationality:	British
Education:	Glasgow School of Art
Field:	Watercolour painting

Jessie Algie (1859–1927) was a Scottish painter, known mainly for her oil and watercolour paintings of flowers.^[1]

Biography

Algie studied at the Glasgow School of Art before moving to Stirling where she became associated with both the Cambuskenneth and Craigmill circles of artists.^{[2] [3]} She had two paintings exhibited at the Royal Scottish Academy in 1899 and subsequently exhibited at the Royal Academy in London.^{[2] [4]} In 1908, she had a joint exhibition at the Baille Gallery in London alongside Anne Muir, Jessie M. King and Louise Ellen Perman.^{[2] [3]} During her career, as well as the Royal Scottish Academy, Algie also exhibited with the Aberdeen Artists Society, the Royal Institute of Oil Painters and at the Glasgow Institute of Fine Art.^{[2] [1]}

In her later life, Algie lived at Kirn in Argyll.^[5] The Glasgow Art Gallery holds examples of her work while the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool has her painting Pink and Sunflowers.^{[5] [4]}

Notes and References

1. Book: Josephine Walpole. Antique Collectors' Club. 2006. A History and Dictionary of British Flower Painters 1650-1950 . 1-85149-504-5.
2. Book: Peter J.M. McEwan. Antique Collectors' Club. 1994. The Dictionary of Scottish Art and Architecture. 1-85149-134-1.
3. Book: Paul Harris & Julian Halsby. Canongate. 1990. The Dictionary of Scottish Painters 1600 to the Present. 1-84195-150-1.
4. Book: Editions Grund, Paris. 2006. Benezit Dictionary of Artists Volume 1 A-Bedeschini. 2-7000-3070-2.
5. Book: Grant M. Waters. Eastbourne Fine Art. 1975. Dictionary of British Artists Working 1900-1950.