Margaret Fisher Prout facts for kids

Millicent Margaret Fisher Prout (born March 31, 1875 – died December 9, 1963) was a talented British artist. She played an important role in helping people in the UK better understand and appreciate modern art.

Early Life and Training

Millicent Prout was born in Chelsea, London, on March 31, 1875. She was the only daughter of a famous painter named Mark Fisher. Millicent learned art from her father. She also studied at the Slade School of Art from 1894 to 1897.

By 1914, she was teaching how to draw people at the Hammersmith School of Arts and Crafts. Her first art show, where only her work was displayed, happened in 1922 at the Beaux Arts Gallery.

Her Artistic Style and Techniques

Prout was known for painting flowers, landscapes, and people. She used a style called Impressionism. This style focuses on capturing light and the feeling of a moment. She painted many different things, including animals, outdoor scenes, people, flowers, and other still life subjects.

In 1908, she married a farmer named John Prout. Throughout her career, she lived in different places like Harlow, London, Sawbridgeworth, and East Grinstead. She spent her later years in Sussex, where she lived until she passed away in 1963.

Millicent Prout often used special or unusual ways of painting. For example, she would first make oil paint sketches before finishing a watercolor painting. She also used certain colors and paints in unique ways. Sometimes, she even poured water over her artwork to get the look she wanted. She often painted women who were painting, as seen in her works like Breakfast in a Country Studio (1939) and An Artist at her Easel (1948).

Showing Her Art

Millicent Prout had a very long and successful career that lasted over 58 years. She showed her art at many important places. From 1897, she exhibited at the New English Art Club. This club was a good place for artists to show their work, especially for women artists who sometimes found it hard to show at the Royal Academy of Arts.

She also showed her paintings at the Royal Scottish Academy (1935), the Royal Hibernian Academy (1924–39), and the Royal Glasgow Institute (1928–58). She even exhibited at the Royal Academy itself from 1921 to 1964.

Prout also showed her work with groups that supported women artists, like the Society of Women Artists (1927–63) and the Women's International Art Club.

Recognition and Legacy

In 1948, Millicent Prout was chosen to be an associate member of the Royal Academy of Arts. She was also a member of the Society of Women Artists from 1935 to 1937 and again from 1952 to 1958. She was also a member of the New English Art Club.

Some of her well-known paintings include: Mare and Foal, Dusting the Mantlepiece, Study of a Girl Painting, The Looking Glass, and Salthouse, Norfolk.

After her death, special art shows were held to remember her and her work. The Worthing Art Gallery held a show looking back at all her work in 1961. The Royal Watercolour Society held a show to honor her in 1966. Another show celebrating her art was held by Blond Fine Art in 1979.