Louisa Ellen Perman
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Louisa Ellen Perman (also known as Louisa E. Perman and Mrs James Torrance; 1854–1921) was a Scottish flower-painter.
Life
Born in Renfrewshire, she studied at Glasgow School of Art from 1884 to 1890 and was influenced by the work of Stuart Park.[1][2] She exhibited flower paintings at the Royal Academy and the Royal Scottish Academy, as well as in Munich, Dresden, Berlin, Hanover and Prague.[3][4][5] She served as Vice-President of the Glasgow and West of Scotland Lady Artists' Club.[2]
In 1912, she married fellow artist and book illustrator James Torrance, and they set up a home and studios at Helensburgh.[6] In 1916 they staged an exhibition in Glasgow to raise a relief fund for World War I. Louisa died in Helensburgh in 1921, donating her and her husband's art to Glasgow museums and leaving money to establish an annual prize at the Royal Glasgow Fine Art Institute.[2]
References
- ↑ Caw, James Lewis (1908). Scottish painting past and present, 1620-1908. Cornell University Library. Edinburgh [Lothian] : T.C. & E.C. Jack. p. 450.
- 1 2 3 "Louisa Ellen Perman (1854-1921)". Glasgow Museums Art Donors Group. 2022-01-01. Retrieved 2026-04-10.
- ↑ Gray, Sara (2009-06-25). The Dictionary of British Women Artists. Lutterworth Press. p. 207. ISBN 978-0-7188-4003-7.
- ↑ Laperriere, Charles Baile de; Royal Scottish Academy (1991). The Royal Scottish Academy Exhibitors 1826-1990: A Dictionary of Artists and Their Work in the Annual Exhibitions of the Royal Scottish Academy. Hilmarton Manor Press. p. 465. ISBN 978-0-904722-22-2.
- ↑ "Women in the Fine Arts/Women in the Fine Arts - Wikisource, the free online library". en.wikisource.org. Retrieved 2026-04-10.
- ↑ "The Promotion of a Taste for Art : An Introduction to the Paisley Art Institute Collection". lyonandturnbull.com. Retrieved 2026-04-10.