Elizabeth York Brunton
Elizabeth York Brunton | |
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| Born | 1880 Musselburgh, Scotland |
| Died | c. 1960 Edinburgh |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | Edinburgh College of Art |
| Known for | Painting, print making |
Elizabeth York Brunton (1880 – c. 1960) was a Scottish artist known as a painter in both oils and watercolours and for her use of colour woodcuts. Although she lived in Edinburgh for most of her life, her exhibiting career was mainly overseas.
Biography
Brunton was born in
Salon des Artistes Francais in 1925 and coloured wood engravings at the Salon d'Automne in 1929 and 1930.[2][3]
Brunton became a member of the Colour Woodcut Society and had prints exhibited at the Society of Graver Printers in Colour between 1924 and 1932, and eventually became a member of that Society.Scottish Society of Women Artists and displayed some nineteen pieces with the Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts.[6][2] The British Museum holds eleven examples of prints by her.[7]
References
- ^ ISBN 1-84195-150-1.
- ^ ISBN 1-85149-134-1.
- ISBN 2-7000-3072-9.
- ^ ISBN 0-85967-968-3.
- ^ Grant M. Waters (1975). Dictionary of British Artists Working 1900-1950. Eastbourne Fine Art.
- ^ "Elizabeth York Brunton (Biographical details)". British Museum. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
- ^ "Search the Collection;- Elizabeth York Brunton". British Museum. Retrieved 17 February 2019.