Lot 106: Blanche F. MacArthur (fl. 1870-1903) RESTING BY

Blanche F. MacArthur (fl. 1870-1903) RESTING BY THE PARK PATH signed lower right watercolour heightened with white 36 by 25cm., 14 by 10in. Blanche MacArthur exhibited extensively with the Royal Hibernian Academy of Arts from 1872-1894. Her subject matter was distinctly feminine and delicate in nature as exemplified in the work. Testament to her abilities as an artist, in 1881, in collaboration with fellow artist Jennie Moore, MacArthur published, Lessons in Figure Painting in Water Colours. The book included coloured plates by both artists as well as instructions in the handling of the medium. The present scene is thought to be St. Stephen's Green, Dublin.