Cecile Walton

1891 - 1956

Cecile Walton was born in Glasgow, the eldest child of the artist Edward Arthur Walton. She studied at Edinburgh College of Art where, while still a student, she was elected to the Society of Scottish Artists in 1908, exhibiting at the Royal Scottish Academy from 1909, the Royal Glasgow Institute from 1910 and the Royal Academy, London from 1913. She also studied etching under John Duncan. After a time studying in Paris and Florence she returned to Scotland and became a member of the Edinburgh Group, working as a painter, sculptor and illustrator. Influenced by the Symbolism of the Celtic Revival she was commission to illustrate an edition of Hans Anderson Fairy Tales by TC & EC Jack.