Sophia (Sophie) Pemberton (1869-1959) * Canadian painter

🎨Sophia (Sophie) Pemberton (1869–1959), born in Victoria, B.C., determined to be a professional artist—a career not easily accomplished by women at the time. She studied in respected art schools in London and Paris, exhibited widely, received commissions, and sold well. She made a noteworthy contribution to Canadian art, first with fine realist portraits and figure studies and later with landscapes that hint at Impressionism and modernism. Following her marriage, she continued her practice, becoming an associate of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts in 1906. By 1918 a series of debilitating illnesses and family tragedies overwhelmed her, curtailing her art production. During her last three decades, with failing eyesight, she turned to domestic decorative art. Although she lived in England for half her life, she always kept in close contact with her family in Canada.
📀Music: La chanson des Misérables (Orchestre et hautbois) - Francis Lai