Gretta Bowen

Margretta 'Gretta' Bowen
Born1 January 1880
Dublin, Ireland
Died8 April 1981
Belfast, County Antrim
Resting placeCity Cemetery, Belfast
NationalityIrish
EducationSelf-taught
Known forGenre painting
StylePrimitive

Margretta Bowen, best known as Gretta Bowen (1 January 1880 – 8 April 1981) was a self-taught Irish artist. She only started painting late in life, after her sons Arthur and George Campbell were already established as artists.[1]

  1. ^ Snoddy, Theo (2002). 20th Century Dictionary of Irish Art (2nd ed.). Dublin, Ireland: Merlin. p. 39. ISBN 1-903582-17-2.