Lot 2: EMILY LOUISE ORR ELLIOTT 1868 - 1952

EMILY LOUISE ORR ELLIOTT 1868 - 1952 CELEBRATION ON THE GREEN (THREE WORKS) one signed and dated lower right E. Elliott, 1921; each signed and dated E. Elliott, 1921 on the reverse gouache on board 12.1 by 17.8 cm. 4 ¾ by 7 in; 26 by 33.7 cm. 10 ¼ by 13 ¼ in; 33 by 43.8 cm. 13 by 17 ¼ in.

Private Collection, Toronto

Elliott was a Toronto artist who studied at the Art Students' League in New York. She was renowned for her figure studies, landscapes and florals. These lovely scenes record summer activity on the Toronto Islands, and were likely illustrations.