Perpetua (Pip) Pope - Artist Info

About Perpetua (Pip) Pope

  • Biography

    Perpetua (Pip) Pope (29 May 1916-31 May 2013) was a Scottish painter of landscapes, flower pieces and still-life compositions in both oil and watercolours, and was also an art teacher in Edinburgh.

    Born in Solihull, England, to Scottish parents, Pope was from a family that moved to rural Aberdeenshire when she was still a young child. Her father was a businessman and keen art collector, from whom she inherited a number of significant works such as one of Samuel Peploe's Iona paintings.

    Pope attended Albyn School in Aberdeen, and then commenced study at Edinburgh College of Art in 1936. Her studies were interrupted by World War II, during which time she served with the Women's Auxiliary Air Force.

    In 1946 Pope resumed h...

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