Biography
Lisa Stillman (1865-1946) was Marie Spartali Stillman's step-daughter, one of the three children of her husband William Stillman's first wife Laura, née Mack (1839-1869). The Delaware Art Museum counts Lisa as an American artist, but her ties with the Pre-Raphaelites were strong. She spent a year at the Slade, took lessons from G.F. Watts, and when studying later in Rome came under the influence of Giovanni Costa and the Etruscan school. Although she went on to exhibit her work in Italy, she was still active in London as well as America. Despite being critical of her drawing skills, the Sketch's art critic of 22 May 1895 noted: "She has the true sentiment, a gentle sense of tender colour, and thoughtfulness of composition" ("Art Notes," 194). — Jacqueline Banerjee
Works
Bibliography
Elliott, David B. A Pre-Raphaelite Marriage: The Lives and Works of Marie Spartali Stillman and William James Stillman. Woodbridge, Suffolk: Antique Collectors Club, 2006.
Marsh, Jan. "'The Old Tuscan Rapture': The Response to Italy and Its Art in the Work of Marie Spartali Stillman." In Unfolding the South: Nineteenth Century British Women Writers and Artists in Italy. Edited by Ann Chapman and Jane Stabler. Manchester: Manchester University Press, 2003. 159-82.
"Art Notes." The Sketch: A Journal of Art and Actuality Vol. 10 (22 May 1895): 194. Google Books. Free ebook.
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