![An example of Emma Fordyce MacRae’s astute use of color is ‘Melina in Green,’ a 1931 canvas that sold for $50,000 plus the buyer’s premium in June 2022. Image courtesy of Freeman’s and LiveAuctioneers.](https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/melina.png)
NEW YORK — Born in Vienna, Emma Fordyce MacRae (1887-1974) grew up in New York City and was a member of the group of women artists known as the Philadelphia Ten, but is perhaps most closely associated with the Rockport School and the Cape Ann School of Massachusetts.