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Lily McDougall was born in Glasgow but was trained in Edinburgh, followed by fur<strong>the</strong>r studies at <strong>The</strong> Hague, Antwerp<br />
and <strong>the</strong>n Paris where she worked from 1904–06. Her primary subject matter was still life and flower scenes, painted in<br />
oil as well as watercolour. She lived in Edinburgh for most <strong>of</strong> her life, first exhibiting at <strong>the</strong> Royal <strong>Scottish</strong> Academy in<br />
1900. She was a founding member <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Society <strong>of</strong> <strong>Scottish</strong> Women Artists, which was reformed as Visual Arts Scotland<br />
in 1999. An award in her name and to her fellow member Anne Redpath is still given every year in recognition <strong>of</strong> both<br />
artists. She had two solo <strong>exhibition</strong>s at <strong>The</strong> <strong>Scottish</strong> <strong>Gallery</strong> during her lifetime. This charming oil was purchased from<br />
<strong>the</strong> <strong>Gallery</strong> at her second show in 1955.<br />
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