Helen Margaret MacKenzie (1888-1966)
| Artist Name | Helen Margaret MacKenzie (1888-1966) |
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| Title | Self Portrait with Cat |
| Description | This stunning Scottish 1920's self portrait oil painting is by noted Scottish female artist Helen Mackenzie. Painted circa 1929 the composition is the head and shoulders of the artist looking at colourful flowers in a vase with a beautiful white cat stretched out on the back of the sofa behind her. She is wearing a white off the shoulder dress and clasping a pendant to her chest. The brushwork and heavy impasto are superb and this shows all the attributes of the Scottish School and Colourist tradition.
Signed lower right.
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| Provenance | Masons Yard Gallery 1971. |
| Medium | Oil on Canvas |
| Size | 30 x 25 inches |
| Frame | Art Deco silvered period frame size 42 inches by 37 inches. Excellent condition |
| Condition | Excellent condition |
| Biography | Helen Margaret MacKenzie (1888-1966) was a painter and etcher who exhibited between 1905-1939. Born in Elgin, Scotland, she studied at the Royal College of Art. She was ROI in 1923, ASWA 1918, SWA 1923. She lived in London. She exhibited at The Glasgow Institute 7, Cooling Galleries 1, Liverpool 1, Manchester 2, Royal Academy 22, Royal Institute of Painters in Oil 46, Society of Women Artists 38. |
| Price | £14000 |
