18th Nov, 2020 14:00
The British & International Pictures Auction
FLORAL STILL LIFE, AN OIL BY LOUISE ELLEN PERMAN
LOUISE ELLEN PERMAN (SCOTTISH 1854 - 1921),
FLORAL STILL LIFE
oil on canvas, signed
46cm x 76cm
Framed
Note: Louise Ellen Perman (Mrs James Torrance) was born in Glasgow and studied at the Glasgow School of art 1881-90. She was a painter of flowers and worked mainly in oils although she also did some watercolours. In 1908 White Roses was bought by the Luxembourg in Paris. In 1911 she married the artist James Torrance and they moved to Helensburgh where she lived until her death. She held several exhibitions, often showing in conjunction with Jessie Algie, Jessie Marion King and Anne Muir. She exhibited 28 floral oil paintings at the Royal Scottish Academy between 1885-1920.
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Sold for £900
Estimated at £300 - £500
Condition Report
Whilst there is no evidence of damage, the edge of the stretcher behind the canvas can be seen to the front. Images uploaded in an attempt to show this.
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