The second child of Lachlan MacKinnon (1855–1948) and Theodora Thompson (1859–1939), Esther MacKinnon was born and educated in Aberdeen. Her older sister Doris Mackinnon was a zoologist; her younger sister Lilias Mackinnon was a pianist. MacKinnon primarily worked out of her studio in Hampstead, London, and during her lifetime her engravings and paintings were exhibited widely. She died unmarried at the age of 49.[2]
A watercolour sketch of Malmesbury, 1922.
Selected worksedit
Cecil Sharp, 1921. Chalk. National Portrait Gallery. [1]
Cecil Sharp, 1921. Pencil. National Portrait Gallery. [2]
Lions in a London Square, n.d. Etching and aquatint on paper. Smithsonian American Art Museum. [3]
Malmesbury, 1922. Watercolour and pencil on paper. Smithsonian American Art Museum.[4]
A Negress, n.d. Oil on canvas. Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums. [5]
Weaver, n.d. Colour Lithograph. Smithsonian American Art Museum. [6]
Referencesedit
^Gray, Sara (2009). The dictionary of British women artists (1. publ. ed.). Cambridge: Lutterworth Press. pp. 176–177. ISBN0718830849.
^. kittybrewster.com. Archived from the original on 15 February 2003. Retrieved 8 March 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
External linksedit
1 artwork by or after Esther Blaikie MacKinnon at the Art UK site
esther, blaikie, mackinnon, 1885, 1934, scottish, artist, known, paintings, engravings, mackinnon, worked, with, variety, media, including, paint, point, etchings, black, white, drawings, notable, were, portraits, cecil, evelyn, sharp, which, currently, part, . Esther Blaikie MacKinnon 1885 1934 was a Scottish artist who was known for her paintings and engravings MacKinnon worked with a variety of media including paint dry point etchings and black and white drawings Notable were her portraits of Cecil and Evelyn Sharp which currently are part of The National Portrait Gallery s primary collection Her work was exhibited at the Royal Scottish Academy the Royal Glasgow Institute the Royal Academy and the Society of Women Artists within her lifetime 1 Esther Blaikie MacKinnonBorn1885 1885 Aberdeen ScotlandDied1934 aged 48 49 Banchory ScotlandNationalityBritishKnown forPainting Engraving Contents 1 Life 2 Selected works 3 References 4 External linksLife editThe second child of Lachlan MacKinnon 1855 1948 and Theodora Thompson 1859 1939 Esther MacKinnon was born and educated in Aberdeen Her older sister Doris Mackinnon was a zoologist her younger sister Lilias Mackinnon was a pianist MacKinnon primarily worked out of her studio in Hampstead London and during her lifetime her engravings and paintings were exhibited widely She died unmarried at the age of 49 2 nbsp A watercolour sketch of Malmesbury 1922 Selected works editCecil Sharp 1921 Chalk National Portrait Gallery 1 Cecil Sharp 1921 Pencil National Portrait Gallery 2 Lions in a London Square n d Etching and aquatint on paper Smithsonian American Art Museum 3 Malmesbury 1922 Watercolour and pencil on paper Smithsonian American Art Museum 4 A Negress n d Oil on canvas Aberdeen Art Gallery amp Museums 5 Weaver n d Colour Lithograph Smithsonian American Art Museum 6 References edit Gray Sara 2009 The dictionary of British women artists 1 publ ed Cambridge Lutterworth Press pp 176 177 ISBN 0718830849 The Ancestory of the Blaikie Family kittybrewster com Archived from the original on 15 February 2003 Retrieved 8 March 2015 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint unfit URL link External links edit1 artwork by or after Esther Blaikie MacKinnon at the Art UK site Esther Blaikie MacKinnon collection permanent dead link at the Smithsonian American Art Museum Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Esther Blaikie MacKinnon amp oldid 1214017462, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
