Rosalie Emslie
Rosalie Emslie | |
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| Born | 26 January 1891 London, England |
| Died | 1977 (aged 85–86) |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | Royal Academy Schools |
| Known for | Painting |
Rosalie Emslie (26 January 1891 – 1977) was a British artist known for her landscape and portrait paintings.
Biography
[edit]Emslie was born in London into an artistic family.[1] Her grandfather was the engraver John Emslie while her father was the artist Alfred Edward Emslie and her mother was the noted miniature painter Rosalie M. Emslie.[2] Although born in London, the family home being in Poland Street in Westminster, after 1901 she lived for a time in Otford in Kent with her mother and aunt.[3] The younger Rosalie Emslie was privately educated before attending the Royal Academy Schools between 1913 and 1918.[4] She went on to study in Spain, Italy and France.[1]
Emslie exhibited on a regular basis at the Royal Academy and with the New English Art Club and the Society of Women Artists.[1] She was elected a member of the Royal Society of British Artists in 1922.[4] Emslie also exhibited in America and Italy. For a time she lived in Petersfield in Hampshire and then in Reigate with the artist Florence May Asher.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d David Buckman (2006). Artists in Britain Since 1945 Vol 1, A to L. Art Dictionaries Ltd. ISBN 0-953260-95-X.
- ^ Brian Stewart & Mervyn Cutten (1997). The Dictionary of Portrait Painters in Britain up to 1920. Antique Collectors' Club. ISBN 1-85149-173-2.
- ^ "Miniature portrait of an unknown elderly man". Victoria and Albert Museum. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
- ^ a b Grant M. Waters (1975). Dictionary of British Artists Working 1900-1950. Eastbourne Fine Art.
External links
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Media related to Rosalie Emslie at Wikimedia Commons
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