National Centennial Exhibition of New Zealand Art Catalogue
Francis Mary Wimperis
Francis Mary Wimperis
Fanny Wimperis was born at Chester, England, in 1840. She was trained at the Slade School under Sir Edward Poynter and Professor Legros. She came to New Zealand and settled here, teaching art at the Otago Girls' High School, a position she occupied for fifteen years. She painted mostly flower studies and landscapes, and exhibited regularly at the Otago Art Society of which she was a member.
344 A STUDY (oil)
Lent by Miss Joachim, Dunedin