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Marion Greenlees
Born
Marion Laurie Greenlees

(1839-12-10)10 December 1839
Died17 April 1912(1912-04-17) (aged 72)
NationalityScottish
RelativesRobert Greenlees, father
Georgina Greenlees, sister

Marion Greenlees (10 December 1839 - 17 April 1912) was a Scottish painter.[1][2]

Life[edit]

Her father was Robert Greenlees (1820 - 1896), an artist. He was head of the Glasgow School of Art before Francis Henry Newbery.

Her mother was Ann Anderson (born c. 1817). Robert and Ann married on 28 June 1839 in Glasgow.

Marion Laurie Greenlees was born on 10 December 1839 in Glasgow. An artistic family her siblings James Greenlees and Georgina Greenlees also became artists.

She married Robert Brydall (10 May 1839 - 6 April 1907), an artist from Glasgow. They married on 2 July 1867 in Glasgow.

Art[edit]

Death[edit]

She died on 17 April 1912 at 18 Lansdowne Crescent, Glasgow. Her usual address was then at 91 Melrose Avenue, Willesden Green, Middlesex, London.

Works[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ The Dictionary of Scottish Painters. 1600 to the present. Paul Harris and Julian Halsby. Canongate Publishing. 1990.
  2. ^ Dictionary of Scottish Art and Architecture. Peter J. M. McEwan. Antique Collectors Club. 1994.


Category:1839 births Category:1912 deaths Category:Scottish women painters