Persis Kirmse - Portrait of a Westie White Terrier - 1940s Painting

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Persis Kirmse - Portrait of a Westie White Terrier - 1940s Painting

Pastel on paper framed under-glass - Signed and … Read more Persis Kirmse - Portrait of a Westie White Terrier - 1940s Painting

Pastel on paper framed under-glass - Signed and dated 1947
Paper size 21x27" - Frame size 24x30"


Artist Biography
Persis Kirmse (1884 - 1955) was active/lived in United Kingdom. She is known for Animal-cat & dog painting, illustration.
Elizabeth Persis Esperance Kirmse (1884, Bournemouth – 18 May 1955, Tunbridge Wells) was a British artist and illustrator known for her works of cats and dogs.
She was the daughter of Richard and Lea Kirmse, respectively of German and Swiss origin, the proprietors of a private school in Hampshire. She produced oil paintings, works in pastels, and etchings of pets, often as commissions, and illustrated books, postcards, and calendars.She produced illustrated versions of scenes from Shakespeare using animal characters, including Shakespeare at the Kennels (1934), Shakespeare with the Pets (1935), Shakespeare at the Zoo (1936) and Shakespeare and the Birds (1938). Her illustrations were also used in books by Frances Pitt and E.V. Lucas. Her work was exhibited at the Art Institute of Chicago in 1916.Her sister, Marguerite Kirmse (1885–1954), was also an artist, specialising in etchings of dogs. See less