Isobelle Ann Dods-Withers

Scottish artist

Isobelle Ann Dods-Withers
Born	Isobelle Ann Dods (1876-02-05)5 February 1876 North Berwick, Scotland
Died	13 June 1939(1939-06-13) (aged 63)
Nationality	British
Education	Edinburgh College of Art
Known for	Painting
Spouse	Alfred 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]

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

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