Thursday, August 18, 2011
Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art Acquires Key Work by Margaret Macdonald Mackintosh
EDINBURGH.- The Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art is delighted to announce the acquisition of The Mysterious Garden (1911) by Margaret Macdonald Mackintosh (1865-1933). This stunning work is a superb addition to the Gallery’s holding of early twentieth-century Scottish art. The acquisition has been made in celebration of the Gallery’s 50th anniversary which took place in 2010. The Mysterious Garden was purchased for £230,000 from the Fine Art Society, London with substantial assistance of £115,000 from the Art Fund, the national fundraising charity for works of art.
http://www.artdaily.org/index.asp?int_sec=2&int_new=49894
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_MacDonald_(artist)
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