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Evelyn Abelson

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Evelyn Abelson
Born
Evelyn Levy

1886
London, England
Died7 March 1967(1967-03-07) (aged 80–81)
London, England
EducationHeatherley School of Fine Art
Known forPainting
SpouseHarry Abelson

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

Biography

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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]

References

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  1. ^ Grant M. Waters. Dictionary of British Artists Working 1900-1950 Volume II. Eastbourne Fine Art. ISBN 0902010 06 9.
  2. ^ a b c d Sara Gray (2009). The Dictionary of British Women Artists. The Lutterworth Press. ISBN 97807 18830847.
  3. ^ a b c David Buckman (2006). Artists in Britain Since 1945 Vol 1, A to L. Art Dictionaries Ltd. ISBN 0 953260 95 X.
  4. ^ Benezit Dictionary of Artists Volume 1 A-Bedeschini. Editions Grund, Paris. 2006. ISBN 2 7000 3070 2.
  5. ^ Grant M. Waters (1975). Dictionary of British Artists Working 1900-1950. Eastbourne Fine Art.
  6. ^ "Government Art Collection, Evelyn Abelson". Department of Culture, Media & Sport. Archived from the original on 11 September 2018. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
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