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1884

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First exhibition

GLASGOW SOCIETY OF LADY ARTISTS.

The members of the Glasgow Society Lady Artists have opened an exhibition of pictures and drawings their rooms, at 136 Wellington Street, which is attracting numbers of visitors. As the exhibition is mainly of a tentative character, it would hardly be fair to judge it by same standard as that applied to older and more ambitious exhibitions, but it may least be said that the collection, generally, has no interest of its own and that many of the works ore considerable merit. Among the better known exhibitors are Miss Georgina Greenlees, Mrs. Provan, Miss Marion Grieve, Miss Salmon, Madame Rohl, Miss Clinckskill, Miss Henderson, and Mrs. Orr. Although only opened yesterday, already a number of the pictures are marked sold.

1885

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GLASGOW SOCIETY OF LADY ARTISTS.

The second exhibition in connection with the Glasgow Society of Lady Artists is now being held at 136 Wellington Street, city.

On Saturday the collection was on private view, and a large number of ladies and gentlemen, specially invited, visited the gallery.

It may be as well to say at the outset that the work of the lady members of the society is not for the most part to be regarded as that of professional artists. Mrs Provan, Miss Greenlees, and one or two other lady members who send regularly to the larger exhibitions do indeed belong to this class, but most of the contributors stand on the border line which separates the amateur from the artist.

It is, however, an interesting exhibition, extending to fully 100 works, chiefly in oil and water colour. Flower studies are shown in considerable number, and there is also a promising display in genre and landscape.

Mrs Provan sends, amongst other contributions, a portrait of a lady whose dark fur-trimmed walking dress brings into effective relief the pure carnations of the well-painted face. The textures are admirably finished, and in the background are finely-regulated gradations.

Miss Greenlees has a sunny drawing of " An Old Garden Gate" embowered in greenery, and a study of "Roses"; while in "En Passant" Miss Salmon enlivens her presentment of a village street rich in foliage by introducing figures and giving the subject a conversational turn. Mrs Roberton sends an "Interior," showing careful work in the tiger skin and high-backed chair, the same delicacy of handling reappearing with singular exactness in "Odds and Ends," by Miss Nisbet, who also expends her art, amongst other things, upon an old-fashioned chair with carving and a foot-rug which once roamed the forest. Miss Ure has a small drawing, "Interior of Cairndhu," in which there is a nice feeling of colour and play of light; and Miss Bessie Thomson, in "A Little Truant,"' graphically expresses the timidity and shamefacedness of a boy who has shirked school and would like also to shirk the consequences of doing so. In still life, mention may be made of Miss Bethia Thomson's "Brace of Pheasants,"' with cleverly painted plumage; Mrs Fullerton's "Chrysanthemums", a piece of drawing-room elegance, - the artist carrying her pictorial scheme into the white china forming the handsome frame; and Miss J. Ross, panel pink and white hawthorns.

Other contributors are Madame Rohl, Mrs Blair, Mrs Wingate, Mrs Agnew, Miss Clinkskill, Miss Wyper, and Miss Grieve. In sculpture, Mrs Smith sends plaster casts of two famous women, Joan of Arc and Charlotte Corday.

The exhibition, as we have indicated, is not a large one, but it is worthy of a visit, as showing that the wives and daughters of our busy professional men employ some of their leisure hours to considerable artistic purpose.

Named in article

Mrs Provan - Elizabeth Grieve *
Miss Greenlees - Georgina Greenlees *
Miss Salmon - Helen Russell Salmon *
Mrs Robertson - Henrietta Jane Smith *
Miss Nisbet - Jane Nisbet *
Miss Ure - Isabella Reid Ure
Miss Bessie Thomson - Bessie Thomson, niece of Lord Kelvin
Miss Bethia Thomson - Bethia Crawford Thomson
Mrs Fullerton - Jane Drummond Caldwell
Miss J. Ross - Jessie Ross / Jane Wilhelmina Ross
Madame Rohl - Frieda Rohl
Mrs Blair - poss. https://www.mutualart.com/Artwork/A-SIGNED-MAGGIE-BLAIR-1886-SKETCH-OF-A-L/8D7466707A41FEC94422407E0CAAC345
Mrs Wingate - Jessie Crawford Murray
Mrs Agnew - Harriet Collins
Miss Clinkskill - Louise Sellier Clinkskill
Miss Wyper - Jane Cowan Wyper
Miss Grieve - Marion Grieve *
Mrs Smith - Barbara Swan - sculpture - Mrs John Smith of 12 Sandyford Place, establishment for the board and education of young ladies, later principal of ladies school at 19 Sandyford Place, Glasgow. - Barbra Smith (born c. 1830) 1881 census 1871 census 1861 census married to John Smith, a boot and shoe maker (born c. 1824) Barbara Swan

1886

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Glasgow Society of Lady Artists. Glasgow Society of Lady Artists opened their third exhibition on Saturday, in rooms at 136 Wellington Street. The exhibition is not a large one, numbering slightly over 100 pictures, representing the work of about three dozen painters.

1889

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6th Annual Exhibition

North British Daily Mail of 30 March 1889. https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002683/18890330/112/0004

GLASGOW SOCIETY OF LADY ARTISTS.

The sixth annual exhibition of pictures by the Glasgow Society of Lady Artists opens today in their galleries, 136 Wellington Street. The collection brought together quite justifies the position taken up by the society, and is on its merits well worthy of a visit, the pleasure of which is enhanced by the prettily-decorated rooms in which the pictures are placed.

“A Portrait” (33) is a prominent object of one of the rooms by Georgina M. Greenlees (Wylie), R.S.W. In the fine modelling of the face, the pure flesh tints, easy pose and quiet subdued scheme of colour this portrait of a gentleman is a highly artistic piece of work.

Another portrait of quite a different character from this carefully finished work is "A two hours sketch of a head” (51) by Miss Sutcliffe, which shows capital drawing, and the fresh spontaneous effect which it is so difficult to preserve in more laboured work.

“A Street Arab” (44), by Miss Bessie Thomson, is a watercolour, title of which sufficiently indicates the kind of character, drawn with life-like power in a low-toned scheme of colour.

"Offended Dignity” (101), by Miss A. G. King, is a cleverly composed water-colour drawing. A little girl sitting on the grass holds up her pet kitten to a great black retriever, the dog turning away his head in disdain. The drawing all over is capital and the strong colours of the figures are well contrasted with the setting of a green meadow in which they are placed.

"Marion” (102), by Mrs M. Hannay, marked unfinished, is a prettily sketched picture in watercolour of a pretty child.

In the quietly toned "Washing Day" (97) by Miss Bessie Thomson, which represents a lad carrying a terrier to have his "tub" the look of serious disgust on the dog's face is most funnily natural.

“Guinea Fowls” (63), by Miss Jane Nisbet, is a clever piece of texture painting, and at the same time a finely harmonised piece of colour.

Landscape is perhaps not the strong point of this exhibition but there are several really excellent pictures of this class on the walls. “Italian Coast, near Terracina” (27), by Mrs A. C. Henderson, is a picturesque scene, in which the brownish greys of the well-drawn rocks in the foreground, and cliff to the right, contrast effectively with the greenish sea and blue grey sky.

M. ylie), R.W.8. ‘The Village, lona” which brownish rocks, int water, fill up the foreground, and lead the eye to the “ ona” (96), and Mull, from the North Jona’ their luminous “ vale ove dewwn by right” (17); Dee, ); and Kirkcudbright , fromthe New ive strect scenes in each named “ At Dinant” (80 and by Linnie Watt, are painted in warm of old street architecture. “A Sea Piece’ in oil, by M hasa sky, Tiss behind a mass of clouds, and below this the same artist shows “A (56), the loch under . Miss Patrick has “A Coast” (71), in which the foam- stormy (i, by Dann Pa. ofa of trees are most In “Poverty’s Flowers (60), Miss Jane Nisbet copes most successfully @ mass of colour and produces a The col- lection is rich in beautif may be named “ Daffodils (2), Miss ** Mareschal (54), by Miss Clinkskill; “* Actumn a pretty Algie; and * Forget- rooms is set me-Nots ” (82) by Aumonier. One of the fe or decorative things pretty in the highest and in this there isa most charming di by ei table in the centre is a artistic sense. en! @ member of the society, and showing much of peculiar pretty china the same artist in the bright of the colours with Ww they are jues there are many de igns, and the fine drawing tion of of one of forms of decoration, and some of should have consider- able effect in the style of work into -drawn “ Kate Greenaway” figures are shown made up purposes, as well as that of mcre orna- ment. A tiny cupand saucer, figures of parraquets bright sepia tone, is another of the pretty pieces of art work on in blue-ware vases one of quite character and telling effect, in which leaves and sprays of tastefully de- corated fire-screens shown both in painting and em! some imitations of mar- the art work in colours, varnished over, have all of carved oak effect of the of tasteful is one medalions of

Glasgow Evening Citizen - Friday 29 March 1889

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GLASGOW SOCIETY OF LADY ARTISTS. This year'a exhibition of works members of the Glasgow Society of Lady Artiste will open to-morrow. In the studio at Wellington-street, and will continue on view all next week. contains 120 pictures and water colour drawings, together with an interesting collection of works in decorative art Among tho contributors are Mias Greenlees (Mrs. Wylie), who contributes an excellent portrait Mr. Robert Greenlees, Mias Anmonier, London, A. C. Henderson, Miss Clinkskill, Miss Beesie Thomson. Miss FaiU, and Miss Harvey. The maiority of the works are naturally landscapes or era views, and i main them are not only very promising, but reach fair level performance. The prices. It ; should be added, which the lady artists have placed on their work are of very modest character, and ought stimulate sales among the visitors to the studio.

Galloway News and Kirkcudbrightshire Advertiser - Friday 05 April 1889

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The annual Exhibition of paintings and decorative work organised by the Glasgow Society of Lady Artists is being held this week in the Ladies Galleries at 136, Wellington Street. It is a dainty little exhibition, and the galleries have about them all that charming felicity and daintiness of Estrangement which customarily characterises the handiwork of feminine fingers. One gallery is allotted to oil and water-colour paintings, which are alike modest in size and in price. I noticed that Mrs M. Hannay bad several sketches taken in the neighbourhood of the Dee at Kirkcudbright. An observable feature amongst the paintings is that landscapes do not as in ordinary exhibitions prevail. The lady exhibitors, who include both professionals and amateurs, have favoured flowers very largely, and sea and riverscapes also adorn the walls in large proportion. Altogether there are works on the walls in the principal gallery, while in the small gallery there is a pretty profusion of painted pottery and decorative designs.

1892

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