Lot 653: Ethel May Dixie, South African, 1876-1923-

Ethel May Dixie, South African, 1876-1923- "Anemone Capensis"; watercolour and bodycolour, titled and with initials, 27x17cm. Note: Ethel Dixie was largely self-taught (her sister enjoyed the benefits of tuition of Thomas Bowler) She was the principal artist for Rudolf Marloth's The Flora of South Africa. Many of the original plates for this work, were destroyed by a fire at the publishers. She was also a lecturer at the Cape Town School of Art. Her work can be found at the Brenthurst Library in Johannesburg the Carnegie Library archives at the University of Stellenbosch, MuseumAfrica in Johannesburg, National Botanical Institutes in Cape Town and Pretoria, the South African embassies in London, Rome and New York.