Violet M. McInnes b. 1892

Also known as Violet Musgrave
  • Artist (Painter)
Violet McInnes became well known for her paintings of flowers but also exhibited portraits in the Archibald Prize,alongside works by her husband WB McInnes.
Tags: flower painting, Portraits
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In 1916 Violet Musgrave, a talented student at the National Gallery School in Melbourne, married the ambitious young artists, W B McInnes.
Despite having six children, she continued to paint for many years, exhibiting mainly paintings of flowers and related subjects.
W B McInnes became especially well-known for exhibiting (and winning)the Archibald Prize. Violet also entered a number of portraits in the Archibald, incuding in 1938, the year the prize was first given to a woman, Nora Heysen.
After her husband’s health began to fail she ceased to exhibit.

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Date written:
1999
Last updated:
2019

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Related events
  • Herald outdoor art show 1953 (exhibited at)
  • Victorian Artists' Society Autumn Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Flower paintings: by well known artists (exhibited at)
  • 24th annual exhibition of the Society of Women Painters (exhibited at)
  • Herald outdoor art show 1953 (exhibited at)
  • Victorian Artists' Society Autumn Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Flower paintings: by well known artists (exhibited at)