{"product_id":"anna-dixon-rsw-nocturne","title":"Anna Dixon RSW (1873 to 1959) - Nocturne","description":"\u003ch2\u003eOriginal Scottish Oil Painting\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnna Dixon RSW (1873 to 1959) - Oil on Board\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cem\u003e“Nocturne”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAn atmospheric small oil painting by Scottish artist Anna Dixon RSW, showing a moonlit street scene with terraced buildings, figures, a lit shopfront window and distant hills beyond.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eKey Details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eArtist:\u003c\/strong\u003e Anna Dixon RSW (1873 to 1959)\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Nocturne\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMedium:\u003c\/strong\u003e Oil on board\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSignature:\u003c\/strong\u003e Signed lower right\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eArtwork Size:\u003c\/strong\u003e 19 × 25 cm (7.5 × 9.8 in)\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFramed Size:\u003c\/strong\u003e 31 × 37 cm (12.2 × 14.6 in)\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFrame:\u003c\/strong\u003e Decorative gilt frame\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Overall good condition, a few tiny specks of paint loss; frame with light handling wear\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProvenance:\u003c\/strong\u003e From a private collection. Signed lower right.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe painting is a compact but evocative nocturne. Dixon uses a dark, restrained palette to create the feeling of a quiet street after dusk, with the warm yellow light of the shopfront acting as the main point of focus.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe figures in the road, the silhouetted buildings and the cool blue light in the sky give the scene a strong sense of mood and place.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAlthough modest in scale, the work has a quiet intensity. The subject sits well within Dixon’s known interest in landscape, street scenes and figure subjects, while the nocturne format gives it a more unusual and atmospheric character.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout the Artist\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAnna Dixon RSW was a Scottish landscape and figure painter, born in Edinburgh in 1873. She studied at the Royal Scottish Academy Schools under Charles Mackie and E. A. Walton.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDixon lived in Edinburgh throughout her career and exhibited widely. She was elected to the Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolour in 1917 and served as President of the Scottish Society of Women Artists from 1930 to 1942.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHer exhibition record was extensive, including 94 works at the Royal Scottish Academy, 98 with the RSW, 62 at the Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts, two at the Royal Academy, and further works at Liverpool and Manchester.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDixon’s work is associated with Scottish landscape, town and figure subjects. This small nocturne is an appealing example of her ability to create atmosphere through restrained colour, evening light and compact composition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eProvenance and Notes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom a private collection. Signed lower right.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Crag Bank Art","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54157124927826,"sku":"CBA-330","price":435.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1078\/0904\/6866\/files\/IMG_3138.jpg?v=1785661107","url":"https:\/\/cragbankart.co.uk\/products\/anna-dixon-rsw-nocturne","provider":"Crag Bank Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}