Ann Spence Black

Ann Spence Black
Born(1860-05-22)22 May 1860
Dysart, Scotland
Died22 February 1947(1947-02-22) (aged 86)
Edinburgh, Scotland
NationalityScottish

Ann Spence Black (22 May 1860 - 22 February 1947) was a Scottish artist known for her landscape and flower paintings.[1]

Biography

Begonias, Aberdeen Archives, Gallery & Museums Collection

Black was born at Dysart in Fife and appears to have been a self-taught artist.[2][3] Although she lived in Edinburgh for most of her life, there were several other locations in Scotland that she regularly depicted in her paintings. These included the Scottish east coast and the area around Culross.[3] Black was a prolific painter and as well as landscapes also produced richly coloured flower pieces.[2] She was a regular exhibitor with the Royal Scottish Academy between 1896 and 1946.[3] During her career she had some 95 works shown at the Royal Scottish Watercolour Society, RSW, and almost 40 with the Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts.[3] Black was elected to the RSW in 1917 and to the Society of Scottish Artists in 1940.[3][1] Works by Black are held in the City of Edinburgh collection, by Kirkcaldy Galleries, by The McManus in Dundee and by the University of St Andrews.[3][4][5]

Further reading

  • Dictionary of British Women Artists by Sara Gray, 2009, published by The Lutterworth Press (ISBN 978-0-7188-3084-7)

References

  1. ^ a b Grant M. Waters (1975). Dictionary of British Artists Working 1900–1950. Eastbourne Fine Art.
  2. ^ a b Paul Harris & Julian Halsby (1990). The Dictionary of Scottish Painters 1600 to the Present. Canongate. ISBN 1 84195 150 1.
  3. ^ a b c d e f Peter J.M. McEwan (1994). The Dictionary of Scottish Art and Architecture. Antique Collectors' Club. ISBN 1 85149 134 1.
  4. ^ "Geraniums". The McManus: Dundee's Art Gallery & Museum. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  5. ^ "Recording Scotland Crail Harbour". University of St Andrews. Retrieved 15 August 2019.