Anna Dixon (artist)
Anna Dixon | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1873 Scotland |
| Died | 6 February 1959 (aged 85–86) |
| Education | Royal Scottish Academy |
Anna Dixon (born 1873 – 6 February 1959) was an artist from Edinburgh.[1] She was known for her paintings, mostly watercolours and oil paintings which feature Western Scottish villages and crofts, birds, flowers, animals, and children with horses or donkeys.
Biography
Dixon was born in Edinburgh, Scotland in 1873. She lived in Edinburgh for her whole life and died in 1959.[2]
Education
Dixon studied at the Royal Scottish Academy.[3] At Royal Scottish Academy Life School, Dixon studied under E A Walton, Charles Mackie and William Walls.[4]
Career
Dixon's work often featured images of Scottish landscapes, flowers, and children.[2]
Dixon exhibited her work across a period of 64 years.[1] She produced many paintings, which were exhibited across Scotland and the rest of the United Kingdom, including:[5]
- The Royal Academy (94 works between 1894 and 1958)
- The Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts (107 works between 1904 and 1958)
- The Royal Scottish Academy
- Aberdeen Artists Society (1898-1935)
- Walker Art Gallery
- Royal Society of Women Artists
Dixon successfully sold her work during her life and posthumously.[6] In 1991 her painting Donkey Carts (oil on canvas) sold for £2,640. In 1994 her work Summer Days (1893, oil on canvas) sold for £1,610, and Donkeys on Portobello Beach (1905, oil on canvas) sold for £4,600. In 1996 the painting Ducks by a River (watercolour) sold for £1,207. In 2002 Potter's Wheel (1904, oil on canvas) sold for £2,000.
References
- ^ a b "Anna Dixon - The Swan Gallery". Retrieved 2026-03-09.
- ^ a b "Calton Gallery - Miss Anna Dixon RSW (1873-1959)". www.caltongallery.co.uk. Retrieved 2026-03-09.
- ^ artuk.org https://artuk.org/discover/artists/dixon-anna-18731959. Retrieved 2026-03-09.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "Anna Dixon". Scottish Flair. Retrieved 2026-03-09.
- ^ "Anna Dixon - Donkeys on Portabello Beach, Edinburgh - Scottish Edwardian art oil painting". www.richardtaylorfineart.com. Retrieved 2026-03-09.
- ^ Dixon, Anna. Benezit Dictionary of Artists. Oxford University Press. 2011-10-31. doi:10.1093/benz/9780199773787.article.B00051965.