BRITISH COLUMBIA ARTISTS  

Mrs. Marcus Lucas

? - April 24 1901

Vancouver Arts and Crafts Association


Mrs. Marcus Lucas showed her artwork in the first annual exhibition of the Vancouver Arts and Crafts Association in 1900, and posthumously in the subsequent 1901 exhibition. In a review of the 1901 exhibition it was noted that she had recently passed away, and that her work was surrounded by a draping of black and violet.

Henderson's directory for 1900 - 1901 lists Flora Lucas, widow of Marcus Lucas, artist, living at 650 Granville Street, Vancouver. She died in Vancouver April 24 1901 at the age of 41, per B.C. Vital Statistics on-line.


GROUP EXHIBITIONS
DATE EXHIBITION ARTWORK
1900 Sept. 25-27 VACA First Annual Exhibition A Vacant Lot, Bayonne U.S.A.
Scene from an Old Shack on Seymour Creek
Sunset, English Bay
The Close of the Day
Gathering Mists
A Bit of Sydney Harbor
A Flowery Slope
English Bay in Summer. From Jericho Beach
On The Inlet
A Southerly wind and a Cloudy Sky
Deadman's Island. (Effect before rain)
Botany Bay, N.S.W.

References

THE FINE ARTS IN VANCOUVER, 1886 - 1930 (refer to THOM69)

B.C. VITAL STATISTICS ON-LINE death (refer to BCVS)

Clippings

"Dealing with the subjects in catalogue order: the first screen was devoted to the work of Mrs. Marcus Lucas whose clever sketches in the impressionist school deserved much of the favorable comment made on them; a small low-toned picture of Botany Bay, N.S.W., and a delightfully hazy morning in Burrards Inlet being perhaps the best of this member's exhibits."
       From "British Columbia Letters, No. IV"
       The Canadian Architect and Builder, 1900

"Mrs. Marcus Lucas, whose clever painting and well chosen subjects were a notable feature in the show of 1900, was represented by but a few oil paintings surrounded by a draping of black and violet, the Association having been robbed by the Destroyer of this admirable artist and enthusiastic supporter but a short while ago. Mrs. Marcus Lucas will long be remembered and her loss deeply regretted by all lovers of art in this city."
       From "British Columbia Letters, No. VII"
       The Canadian Architect and Builder, 1901


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