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]
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]