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Violet MacNeish Kay (1914-1971)

Biograhpy of Scottish painter Violet MacNeish Kay (1914-1971)

Violet MacNeish Kay (1914-1971) was a painter in oils and watercolour and a teacher in Arts and Crafts.

Kay was born in Glasgow in 1914, the daughter of James Kay. She studied at the Glasgow School of Arts and exhibted at the RSW and the RSA.

Kay lived in Dunbartonshire and died in 1971.

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Lot FS21/364: Violet MacNeish Kay [1914-1971] - Down-a-Long, Clovelly, Devon

Violet MacNeish Kay [1914-1971] - Down-a-Long, Clovelly, Devon - signed bottom right Violet M Kay RSW oil on board 59 x 49cm.

Estimate: £400 - £600
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