Mabel Greenberg
Mabel Billah Greenberg (1889-1933) was a British artist.
Early life[edit]
She was born in Birmingham and was well known in Birmingham and in London. She was the daughter of Israel and Miriam Greenberg of Edgbaston, Birmingham. Israel Greenberg was a jeweller, trading as I.S. Greenberg & Co in Birmingham's Jewellery Quarter.[1]
Greenberg studied at Birmingham Municipal School of Art and the Slade School of Art. Two of her works were shown in Slade student exhibitions: Study of a Young Man won first prize for Head Drawing in 1918[2], and Male Figure Standing won the Second Prize for Figure Painting in 1919 and remains in the UCL Art Museum.[3]
Works[edit]
Three of Greenberg's paintings are in UK collections:
- Male Figure Standing[3] 1919, UCL Art Museum
- Helen[4] pre 1931, Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle
- The Matriarch[5] 1930, Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery
Other works reported in national and regional press as shown at various exhibitions include:
- Pictures by MG[6] RSA Spring Exhibition
- A delightful portrait by MBG[7] Nottingham Castle Exhibition
- P.C. Spratt [8] Royal Society of Portrait Painters
- Helen, and The Doll [9] Royal Institute of Portrait Painters in Water Colour
- Summer Day[10][11] Royal Academy Annual Exhibition
- Lisette[12] Society of Women Artists
- Mention, no details[13] Birmingham Group exhibition in London
- The Matriarch, and Rita[14] Royal Society of British Artists at Derby
- Portrait, and Tiger Lilies[15] Women Artists of the Midlands
Press references mention a second portrait[16] of Helene (Helen) Hedin, and with a photograph of Greenberg at work, to a portrait of the actor John Stuart.[17]
Death[edit]
Mabel Greenberg died in London on 30 September 1933 and was buried at Witton Jewish Cemetery in Birmingham.
References[edit]
- ^ "I.S.Greenberg & Co".
- ^ McLaughlin, Rosanna (2018-05-14). "What Happened to the Women Artists who Won Prizes in 1918?". Frieze. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
- ^ a b "Male Figure Standing".
- ^ "Helen".
- ^ "The Matriarch".
- ^ "The Spring Exhibition. Many Examples of Local Works". Birmingham Daily Post. 22 April 1916.
- ^ "Arresting Exhibition in Nottingham". Nottingham Journal & Express. 7 February 1920.
- ^ "A Woman's Letter (with illustration)". The Daily Graphic. 17 November 1928.
- ^ "Art in London". The Scotsman. 29 March 1930.
- ^ Sandilands, G.S. (7 May 1932). "One of the Dullest Academies of Recent Years". West Middlesex Gazette.
- ^ "This Year's Exhibition. Conservative Standards". The Scotsman. 30 April 1932.
- ^ "Art in London". The Scotsman. 16 June 1932.
- ^ "Artists and Their "Gay Adventure"". The Birmingham Despatch. 2 March 1933.
- ^ "Exhibition of Art at Derby". Derby Evening Telegraph. 18 March 1933.
- ^ "Women Artists". Birmingham Mail. 1 June 1933.
- ^ "Studio Beauties' Hard Road to Fame". Daily Herald. 15 April 1930.
- ^ "Shadowland. Movie Gossip of the Month". The Picturegoer. 1 January 1930.