Evelyn Abelson

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

Biography[edit]

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]

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