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English artist (1865-1934) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mary McCrossan (1865 - 3 November 1934) was a British painter, who painted landscapes and marine scenes.
Mary McCrossan | |
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Born | 1865 Liverpool, England |
Died | 3 November 1934 68–69) | (aged
Nationality | British |
Education | |
Known for | Artist |
McCrossan was born in Liverpool and attended the Liverpool School of Art and subsequently studied at the Académie Delécluse in Paris.[1] McCrossan was a successful student, winning gold and silver medals and a travelling scholarship while at Liverpool and a silver medal and a travelling scholarship during her time in Paris.[2] McCrossan moved to St Ives in Cornwall where she studied with the artist Albert Julius Olsson and established her own studio.[3] Later she would also maintain a studio at Cheyne Walk in London.[2]
McCrossan exhibited with the New English Art Club, the International Society of Sculptors, Painters and Gravers, the Royal Society of Painter-Etchers and Engravers and at the Paris Salon.[4] She first exhibited at the Royal Academy in London in 1898.[5] During her career she exhibited some twenty-two pieces in total there.[2] In 1914 McCrossan exhibited views of Venice at the Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts in Paris.[5] In 1926, she was elected to the Royal Society of British Artists.[4] The Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool held a memorial exhibition for McCrossan and the Contemporary Art Society hold examples of her work.[2]
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