Evelyn Abelson Explained

Evelyn Abelson
Birth Name:Evelyn Levy
Birth Date:1886
Birth Place:London, England
Death Place:London, England
Education:Heatherley School of Fine Art
Known For:Painting
Spouse:Harry Abelson

Evelyn Abelson, née Levy, (1886 – 7 March 1967) was a British painter.[1]

Biography

Abelson was born in London and was educated at Campden Hill School and at Queen's College, London.[2] She studied art at Heatherley School of Fine Art.[3] From the 1920s until her death in 1967 Abelson was a regular exhibitor of landscape paintings, still-life subjects plus architectural subjects and city street scenes, often of London.[3] She frequently exhibited such oil paintings at the Royal Academy between 1933 and 1963.[2] Abelson was also, beginning in 1925, a regular exhibitor with the Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts in Paris.[4] She also exhibited with the New English Art Club and the Royal Society of British Artists.[2] [3] She was a member of the Society of Women Artists from 1936 onwards and showed a total of 88 works at their exhibitions.[2] Abelson lived in London for many years and her depiction of Trafalger Square is held by the British Government Art Collection.[5] [6]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Grant M. Waters. Eastbourne Fine Art. Dictionary of British Artists Working 1900-1950 Volume II. 0902010 06 9.
  2. Book: Sara Gray. The Lutterworth Press. 2009. The Dictionary of British Women Artists. 97807 18830847.
  3. Book: David Buckman. Art Dictionaries Ltd. 2006. Artists in Britain Since 1945 Vol 1, A to L . 0 953260 95 X.
  4. Book: Editions Grund, Paris. 2006. Benezit Dictionary of Artists Volume 1 A-Bedeschini. 2 7000 3070 2.
  5. Book: Grant M. Waters. Eastbourne Fine Art. 1975. Dictionary of British Artists Working 1900-1950.
  6. Web site: Government Art Collection, Evelyn Abelson. 10 September 2018. Department of Culture, Media & Sport. 11 September 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180911152148/https://www.gac.culture.gov.uk/gacdb/search.php?mode=show&id=13463. dead.