Evelyn Abelson | |
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Born | Evelyn Levy 1886 London, England |
Died | 7 March 1967 London, England | (aged 80–81)
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]
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]
Evelyn Abelson | |
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Born | Evelyn Levy 1886 London, England |
Died | 7 March 1967 London, England | (aged 80–81)
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]
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]