Charles Louis Mitchell (artist)

Charles Louis Mitchell (1859-1918) was a Scottish artist who gained a local reputation as a painter of landscapes and later of portraits. He was born in Laurencekirk on 26th February 1859. His father was David Mitchell, a farmer, and his mother, Mary Ferguson.^[1] He was educated in Montrose and Aberdeen before travelling to Germany where he studied art briefly. Initially, he worked as a bank clerk before joining the Dundee Graphic Art Association in 1891. He exhibited with them till 1900 and worked from a studio at 26 Ward Road, Dundee. He was commissioned to restore a collection of 18th century portraits belonging to Lord Gardenstone.^[2] One of his portraits (c. 1891) was of George B. Simpson who was doubtless one of his patrons. He married Agnes M. Baxter at Dundee on 31st July 1900.^[3] He visited the USA frequently and eventually settled in Pittsburgh where he died on 30th May 1918.^[4]

References

1. ^ Births, marriages, deaths and cenus information available at the General Register Office for Scotland, Scotlands People Centre in Edinburgh, and also at http://scotlandspeople.gov.uk
2. ^ Entry in Dictionary of Scottish Art and Architecture, ed. by Peter J. M. McEwan. Antique Collectors' Club, 1988, p.408.
3. ^ Births, marriages, deaths and cenus information available at the General Register Office for Scotland, Scotlands People Centre in Edinburgh, and also at http://scotlandspeople.gov.uk
4. ^ Entry in Dictionary of Scottish Art and Architecture, ed. by Peter J. M. McEwan. Antique Collectors' Club, 1988, p.408.