Portraits of brides are very uncommon. This is the only one in the collection, and is therefore a very special addition.
It was purchased along with the adjacent portrait of a young boy, believed to be her brother.
It is signed on the front "E M M 1916" and on the reverse "Elizabeth MacVicar 1916".
Elizabeth M MacVicar seems to be an unrecorded artist, but was obviously very talented.
As the portraits came from Canada and the name MacVicar seems to be more prevalent there, it is possible the artist was Canadian.
Unfortunately, the sitter is unknown. 1236
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We have a small artist file in the Winnipeg Art Gallery of Elizabeth macVicar (born in Winnipeg, 1881 and died in Winnipeg, 1965). She was an active miniature painter. Her work was well respected and she did many portraits of prominent citizens.
Hi Catherine, Thank you very much for that information! It is always nice to learn more about an artist or a sitter, Don
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