About Margaret Hislop
Lived 1894 – 1972 (aged 77–78). Margaret Hislop was a British painter.
Margaret Ross Hislop (née Grant, 1894–1972) was a Scottish painter, working primarily with oil paint.
Personal life Hislop was born in West Calder, Scotland. Together they travelled widely, including to Sri Lanka (then Ceylon), Egypt, Canada and India. Vivien also became an artist, working mainly in watercolours.
The Hislops were listed as living at 18 Cluny Avenue, Edinburgh in 1949. They were friends and neighbours of another painter, Anne Redpath, when living in London Street in Edinburgh's New Town.
Hislop painted a portrait of Anne Redpath while they were both in Paris, entitled L'Aperitif. Her works appear regularly for auction.
Artworks held in public collections
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Who was Margaret Hislop?
British painter (1894-1972)
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Margaret Hislop was born in 1894 in West Calder.
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Margaret Hislop died in 1972 in Edinburgh.
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Margaret Hislop was a painter.
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Margaret Hislop was British.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Margaret Hislop. https://biography.guide/margaret-hislop/
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