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1879 Adelaide, Australia - 1965 Paris, France. Known for: Still life, portrait, landscape painting.
Bessie Ellen Davidson (1879-1965). A still life, portrait and landscape painter, she was born on May 22, 1879 in North Adelaide, second of five children of David Davidson, mining secretary, and his... Read full biography
Bessie Ellen Davidson (1879-1965). A still life, portrait and landscape painter, she was born on May 22, 1879 in North Adelaide, second of five children of David Davidson, mining secretary, and his wife Ellen, née Johnson, both from Scotland. Bessie was educated in Adelaide, studied art in 1899... Read full biography
Bessie Ellen Davidson (1879-1965). A still life, portrait and landscape painter, she was born on May 22, 1879 in North Adelaide, second of five children of David Davidson, mining secretary, and his wife Ellen, née Johnson, both from Scotland. Bessie was educated in Adelaide, studied art in 1899 under Rose McPherson and exhibited with the South Australian Society of Arts in 1901-03. After her mother's death, in July 1904, Bessie left for Europe with Rose and studied briefly at the Künstlerinnen... Read full biography
Bessie Ellen Davidson (1879-1965). A still life, portrait and landscape painter, she was born on May 22, 1879 in North Adelaide, second of five children of David Davidson, mining secretary, and his wife Ellen, née Johnson, both from Scotland. Bessie was educated in Adelaide, studied art in 1899 under Rose McPherson and exhibited with the South Australian Society of Arts in 1901-03. After her mother's death, in July 1904, Bessie left for Europe with Rose and studied briefly at the Künstlerinnen Verein, Munich, Germany. They moved to Paris in November. At the Académie de la Grande Chaumière her teacher was René-Xavier Prinet. She was also taught by Raphael Collin, Gustave Courtois and Richard Miller. She exhibited her 'Petite Marie' at the... Read full biography
Bessie Ellen Davidson (1879-1965). A still life, portrait and landscape painter, she was born on May 22, 1879 in North Adelaide, second of five children of David Davidson, mining secretary, and his wife Ellen, née Johnson, both from Scotland. Bessie was educated in Adelaide, studied art in 1899 under Rose McPherson and exhibited with the South Australian Society of Arts in 1901-03. After her mother's death, in July 1904, Bessie left for Europe with Rose and studied briefly at the Künstlerinnen Verein, Munich, Germany. They moved to Paris in November. At the Académie de la Grande Chaumière her teacher was René-Xavier Prinet. She was also taught by Raphael Collin, Gustave Courtois and Richard Miller. She exhibited her 'Petite Marie' at the Salon de la Société des Artistes Français; in 1906 two of her paintings were shown at the Société... Read full biography
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Bessie Ellen Davidson (1879-1965)
A still life, portrait and landscape painter, she was born on May 22, 1879 in North Adelaide, second of five children of David Davidson, mining secretary, and his wife Ellen, née Johnson, both from Scotland. Bessie was educated in Adelaide, studied art in 1899 under Rose McPherson and exhibited with the South Australian Society of Arts in 1901-03. After her mother's death, in July 1904, Bessie left for Europe with Rose and studied briefly at the Künstlerinnen Verein, Munich, Germany. They moved to Paris in November. At the Académie de la Grande Chaumière her teacher was René-Xavier Prinet. She was also taught by Raphael Collin, Gustave Courtois and Richard Miller.&...But wait, there's more...
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