Edith Mabel Gabriel

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Edith Mabel Gabriel
Born1882
Died1972 (aged 89–90)
London, England
NationalityBritish
Alma materHeatherley School of Fine Art
Known forSculpture

Edith Mabel Gabriel (1882-1972) was a British sculptor.

Biography[edit]

Gabriel was born in England at Richmond and studied at the Heatherley School of Fine Art in London and then in Paris.[1][2] Her sculptures were classical in style and she regularly exhibited in Paris from 1925 onwards, often at the Salon des Artistes Francais.[3] Her sculpture Mother and Child featured in the 1939 volume Modern British Sculpture published by the Royal Society of British Sculptors.[1] Gabriel eventually became a fellow of the Society.[2] As well as in Paris, she exhibited at the Royal Academy, the Royal Scottish Academy, the Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts and at the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool.[1][2] Gabriel died in London, where she had rented a studio in Hampstead since 1915.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d David Buckman (2006). Artists in Britain Since 1945 Vol 1, A to L. Art Dictionaries Ltd. ISBN 0-953260-95-X.
  2. ^ a b c Grant M. Waters (1975). Dictionary of British Artists Working 1900-1950. Eastbourne Fine Art.
  3. ^ Benezit Dictionary of Artists Volume 5 Dyck-Gemignani. Paris: Editions Grund. 2006. ISBN 2-7000-3075-3.