MARJORIE PIGOTT WILDFLOWERS AND GRASSES WATERCOLOR

MARJORIE PIGOTT, RCA, CSPWC, OSA (JAPANESE-CANADIAN, 1904�1990) WATERCOLOR ON PAPER, SIGNED "M. PIGOTT" LOWER RIGHT. 14.625 X 18 IN AT SIGHT 24.375 X 26.75 IN FRAMED MARJORIE PIGOTT WAS BORN IN YOKOHAMA AND TRAINED FOR TWELVE YEARS AS A MASTER OF THE TRADITIONAL JAPANESE NANGA SCHOOL BEFORE IMMIGRATING TO CANADA IN 1940. AN ELECTED MEMBER OF THE ROYAL CANADIAN ACADEMY OF ARTS, SHE WAS CELEBRATED FOR ADAPTING NANGA TECHNIQUES TO CANADIAN LANDSCAPES AND BOTANICAL SUBJECTS, AND HER WORK IS HELD IN PUBLIC COLLECTIONS INCLUDING THE NATIONAL GALLERY OF CANADA.