Barbara Rae: Sea Ice - Northwest PassageCelebrated painter Barbara Rae CBE RA FRSE studied in Edinburgh in the 1960's, where she was awarded a travel scholarship to study in France and Spain. She was elected President of the Society of Scottish Artists in 1983 and became a Member of the Royal Scottish Academy in 1992. This print is inspired by the artists namesake (but no relation) Arctic explorer Dr. John Rae. The North West Passage is the sea route to the Pacific Ocean through the Arctic