Marjorie Evans Explained

Marjorie Evans, later Marjorie Scott Elliot (c.1850–1907) was a Scottish artist known for her flower paintings.

Biography

Evans spent most of her life in Aberdeen but was also resident in Richmond in London for a substantial period.[1] She painted flowers, still-life scenes, landscapes and sometimes portraits, working in both oil and watercolours.[2] Evans was elected to the Royal Scottish Watercolour Society in 1891 but resigned from the Society in 1902.[3] She exhibited two paintings of roses at the Royal Academy in London in 1892 and also in 1895.[4] She also exhibited with the Aberdeen Artists Society and the Royal Scottish Academy.[2]

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: Christopher Wood. Antique Collectors' Club. 1978. The Dictionary of Victorian Painters. 0-902028-72-3. registration.