28th Jan, 2026 15:00
The Scottish Pictures Auction
* VIOLET MCNEISH KAY RSW (SCOTTISH 1914 - 1971)
APPLE BLOSSOM
oil on board, signed, titled verso
framed
image size 27cm x 22cm, overall size 43cm x 38cm
Note: Violet was born in Glasgow, Scotland. Her father, James Kay RSA RSW (1858 - 1942, was also a well-known artist. She studied art at the Glasgow School of Art from 1931 to 1933. In 1935, she joined the Glasgow Society of Lady Artists. This group was for women artists. Later, in 1948, she won the Lauder Award. In 1948, Violet became a member of the Royal Scottish Watercolour Society. She often showed her paintings with this group. She also displayed about sixty paintings at the Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts. She even showed her work at least once with the Aberdeen Artists Society. Important groups bought her artwork. The Pilgrim Trust and the local government in Paisley both bought some of her paintings. Violet Kay lived in Garelochhead. She loved to paint the landscapes of Scotland's west coast. She used bold and strong colours in her paintings. She died at Helensburgh on 3 March 1971. She had a heart attack while country dancing.
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Estimated at £100 - £200
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