Mabel Greenberg Explained

Mabel Billah Greenberg (1889-1933) was a British artist.

Early life

She was born in Birmingham and was well known in Birmingham and in London. She was the daughter of Israel and Miriam Greenberg of Edgbaston, Birmingham. Israel Greenberg was a jeweller, trading as I.S. Greenberg & Co in Birmingham's Jewellery Quarter.^[1]

Greenberg studied at Birmingham Municipal School of Art and the Slade School of Art. Two of her works were shown in Slade student exhibitions: Study of a Young Man won first prize for Head Drawing in 1918^[2] , and Male Figure Standing won the Second Prize for Figure Painting in 1919 and remains in the UCL Art Museum.^[3]

Works

Three of Greenberg's paintings are in UK collections:

• Male Figure Standing 1919, UCL Art Museum
• Helen^[4] pre 1931, Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle
• The Matriarch^[5] 1930, Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery

Other works reported in national and regional press as shown at various exhibitions include:

• Pictures by MG^[6] RSA Spring Exhibition
• A delightful portrait by MBG^[7] Nottingham Castle Exhibition
• P.C. Spratt ^[8] Royal Society of Portrait Painters
• Helen, and The Doll ^[9] Royal Institute of Portrait Painters in Water Colour
• Summer Day^{[10] [11]} Royal Academy Annual Exhibition
• Lisette^[12] Society of Women Artists
• Mention, no details^[13] Birmingham Group exhibition in London
• The Matriarch, and Rita^[14] Royal Society of British Artists at Derby
• Portrait, and Tiger Lilies^[15] Women Artists of the Midlands

Press references mention a second portrait^[16] of Helene (Helen) Hedin, and with a photograph of Greenberg at work, to a portrait of the actor John Stuart.^[17]

Death

Mabel Greenberg died in London on 30 September 1933 and was buried at Witton Jewish Cemetery in Birmingham.

Notes and References

1. Web site: I.S.Greenberg & Co .
2. Web site: McLaughlin . Rosanna . 2018-05-14 . What Happened to the Women Artists who Won Prizes in 1918? . 2023-10-19 . Frieze . en.
3. Web site: Male Figure Standing .
4. Web site: Helen .
5. Web site: The Matriarch .
6. News: 22 April 1916 . The Spring Exhibition. Many Examples of Local Works. . Birmingham Daily Post.
7. News: 7 February 1920 . Arresting Exhibition in Nottingham . Nottingham Journal & Express.
8. News: 17 November 1928 . A Woman's Letter (with illustration) . The Daily Graphic.
9. News: 29 March 1930 . Art in London . The Scotsman.
10. News: Sandilands . G.S. . 7 May 1932 . One of the Dullest Academies of Recent Years . West Middlesex Gazette.
11. News: 30 April 1932 . This Year's Exhibition. Conservative Standards . The Scotsman.
12. News: 16 June 1932 . Art in London . The Scotsman.
13. News: 2 March 1933 . Artists and Their "Gay Adventure" . The Birmingham Despatch.
14. News: 18 March 1933 . Exhibition of Art at Derby . Derby Evening Telegraph.
15. News: 1 June 1933 . Women Artists . Birmingham Mail.
16. News: 15 April 1930 . Studio Beauties' Hard Road to Fame . Daily Herald.
17. News: 1 January 1930 . Shadowland. Movie Gossip of the Month . The Picturegoer.