Portrait of Edith Marian Bursey
Portrait Miniature
ca. 1920 (painted)
ca. 1920 (painted)
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This portrait was painted by Bessie Gibson (Elizabeth Dickson, 1868-1916) of her close friend and fellow artist Edith Marian Bursey. Gibson was an Australian artist who trained in Brisbane and Paris. She may have met Edith Marian Bursey in Paris, where they both studied miniature painting under Madame Debillemont-Chardon, the author of La Miniature sur Ivoire, and exhibited at the Paris Salon. During the Second World War, Gibson relocated to England, where she aided the Red Cross. She returned to Paris after the war and later to Australia in 1947.
Object details
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| Title | Portrait of Edith Marian Bursey (popular title) |
| Materials and techniques | Watercolour on ivory |
| Brief description | Portrait miniature, Portrait of Edith Marian Bursey, by Bessie Gibson, watercolour on ivory, ca. 1920 |
| Physical description | Oval portrait miniature on ivory of Edith Marian Bursey in a light coloured dress, signed by the artist 'Bessie Gibson along right edge, and set in a rectangular wooden frame with acorn fitment |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Bessie Gibson (Signed along right edge) |
| Credit line | Given by V. M. E. Bursey |
| Object history | The V&A holds five miniatures by the sitter, E. M. Bursey (see E.42-45-1989, E.47-1989) |
| Subject depicted | |
| Summary | This portrait was painted by Bessie Gibson (Elizabeth Dickson, 1868-1916) of her close friend and fellow artist Edith Marian Bursey. Gibson was an Australian artist who trained in Brisbane and Paris. She may have met Edith Marian Bursey in Paris, where they both studied miniature painting under Madame Debillemont-Chardon, the author of La Miniature sur Ivoire, and exhibited at the Paris Salon. During the Second World War, Gibson relocated to England, where she aided the Red Cross. She returned to Paris after the war and later to Australia in 1947. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.46-1989 |
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| Record created | July 15, 2003 |
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