Isobelle Ann Dods-Withers

Isobelle Ann Dods-Withers (née Dods; 5 February 1876 – 13 June 1939) was a Scottish oil and pastel artist who was known for her paintings of towns and villages in southern Europe.[1][2]

Isobelle Ann Dods-Withers
Born
Isobelle Ann Dods

5 February 1876
North Berwick, Scotland
Died13 June 1939(1939-06-13) (aged 63)
NationalityBritish
EducationEdinburgh College of Art
Known forPainting
Spouse(s)Alfred Withers

Biography

Dods-Withers was born at Congalton Mains at North Berwick in Scotland.[3][1] Her father was a John William Dods and when she married Alfred Withers she took Dods-Withers as her surname.[3][1] After studying at the Edinburgh College of Art Dods-Withers had a prolific exhibition career both in Britain and overseas.[3] In Britain she was a frequent exhibitor at the Royal Academy, with the Royal Institute of Oil Painters, the International Society of Sculptors, Painters and Gravers, The Pastel Society and the Women's International Art Club.[3] Overseas Dods-Withers work was shown at the Paris Salon, in Munich, Barcelonia and San Francisco.[1]

References
  1. Grant M. Waters (1975). Dictionary of British Artists Working 1900-1950. Eastbourne Fine Art.
  2. Benezit Dictionary of Artists Volume 4 Cossintino-Dyck. Editions Grund, Paris. 2006. ISBN 2 7000 3074 5.
  3. Frances Spalding (1990). 20th Century Painters and Sculptors. Antique Collectors' Club. ISBN 1 85149 106 6.
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