Isobelle Ann Dods-Withers Explained

Isobelle Ann Dods-Withers
Birth Name:Isobelle Ann Dods
Birth Date:5 February 1876
Birth Place:North Berwick, Scotland
Nationality:British
Known For:Painting
Spouse:Alfred Withers

Isobelle Ann Dods-Withers (née Dods; 5 February 1876 – 13 June 1939) was a Scottish oil and pastel artist who was known for her paintings of towns and villages in southern Europe.[1] [2]

Biography

Dods-Withers was born at Congalton Mains at North Berwick in Scotland.[3] [1] Her father was a John William Dods and when she married Alfred Withers she took Dods-Withers as her surname.[3] [1] After studying at the Edinburgh College of Art Dods-Withers had a prolific exhibition career both in Britain and overseas.[3] In Britain she was a frequent exhibitor at the Royal Academy, with the Royal Institute of Oil Painters, the International Society of Sculptors, Painters and Gravers, The Pastel Society and the Women's International Art Club.[3] Overseas Dods-Withers work was shown at the Paris Salon, in Munich, Barcelonia and San Francisco.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Grant M. Waters. Eastbourne Fine Art. 1975. Dictionary of British Artists Working 1900-1950.
  2. Book: Editions Grund, Paris. 2006. Benezit Dictionary of Artists Volume 4 Cossintino-Dyck. 2-7000-3074-5.
  3. Book: Frances Spalding. Antique Collectors' Club. 1990. 20th Century Painters and Sculptors . 1-85149-106-6.