The Lilac Sunbonnet by Bessie MacNicol
Bessie MacNicol was a Scottish painter whose works now hang in the National Galleries of Scotland. The Lilac Sunbonnet is a "sun-drenched, joy-filled" painting from 1899, which shows a woman in dappled light and breezy clothing, her head cocked to the side at a playful angle, a smile playing on her lips.
National Galleries of Scotland celebrates acquisition of rare work by ‘Glasgow Girl’
National Galleries of Scotland is celebrating the acquisition of a painting by one of Scotland’s most accomplished female artists, Bessie MacNicol (1869–1904). The Lilac Sunbonnet, created in 1899,…
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Sunbonnet supernova: the ‘fun gal’ who put the glorious Glasgow Boys in the shade
Bessie MacNicol was a brilliantly talented artist but, as a woman, she had to go to Paris to paint nudes. Now, after a sensational acquisition, this leading light of the Glasgow Girls is finally getting her day in the sun
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