Scarlet Poppies. Arthur Melville ARSA RSW (1855–1904). Oil on canvas, 24 x 30 inches. Signed “Arthur melville,” lower right. The keith Collection; with The Fine Art Society; Private Collection since 1985. On loan from a Private Collection.
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References
Gale, I. Arthur Melville. Edinburgh: Atelier books, 1996. Pp. 42 and 45 (illustrated, pl 33).
MacKay, Agnes Ethel. Arthur Melville, Scottish Impressionist, 1855–1904. London: F. Lewis Publishers, 1951. p. 143; No. 287)
McConkey, Kenneth. Paintings by Arthur Melville. Exhibition Catalogue. Edinburgh: Bourne Fine Art; London: The Fine Art Society, 2013. No. 4.
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