PHOEBE ANNA TRAQUAIR (NAT GALLERIES SCOTLAND)

The first significant professional woman artist in Scotland, Phoebe Anna Traquair (1852-1936) was a key figure in the Arts and Crafts movement. Taking her inspiration from Renaissance painting, the art and poetry of Blake and the music of Wagner, she produced a huge body of work, including vast murals, sensuous embroideries, illuminated manuscripts and exquisite enamels. This expanded edition adds new research to bring further light to the fascinating life of this innovative, single-minded artist and her works.