Elizabeth Blackadder, R.A., R.S.A. (b.1931)
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Elizabeth Blackadder, R.A., R.S.A. (b.1931)

Bearded Irises

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Elizabeth Blackadder, R.A., R.S.A. (b.1931)
Bearded Irises
signed and dated 'Elizabeth. Blackadder 1990' (lower right), signed again and inscribed 'ELIZABETH V. BLACKADDER/BEARDED IRISES/WATERCOLOUR/57 FOUNTAINHALL ROAD/EDINBURGH/ROYAL WEST OF ENGLAND ACADEMY' (on a label attached to the backboard)
pencil and watercolour
27 x 38¼ in. (68.5 x 97.2 cm.)
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Lot Essay

In the spring of 1975 Blackadder and her husband moved to a house in the south of Edinburgh which had a well established garden. They planted many varieties of iris, tulip and lily which became the subject of a series of watercolour still lifes.

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