Lilias Torrance Newton 1938
Lilias Torrance Newton was born in Lachine, Quebec, a suburb of Montreal, in 1896. Her parents, Alice Mary Stewart and Forbes Torrance, were prominent Montreal figures; her father being a member of the Pen and Pencil Club of Montreal. An old sketchbook of her father's is thought to be her early artistic inspiration. She studied at Miss Edgar's and Miss Cramp's School, where she was taught by Laura Muntz Lyall. She left school at 16 to attend classes given by William Brymner at the Art Association of Montreal, where she won a scholarship in the Life class in her first year. She later studied with Alfred Wolmark in London and Alexandre Jacovleff in Paris.
...classic.
ReplyDeleteA beautiful painting. I know it quite well.
ReplyDeleteMy mother's family lived in Lachine and I did too when I was a kid but I'd never heard of this artist. Thank you for posting.
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