Mabel Scott Lauder Pryde (12 February 1871 – July 1918) was a Scottish artist, the wife of artist William Nicholson, and the mother of artists Ben Nicholson and Nancy Nicholson and the architect Christopher Nicholson.
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 Portrait of Mabel Pryde 1897, by William Nicholson | |
| Born | 12 February 1871[3][4] Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Died | July 1918 (aged 47) London, England |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Known for | painting[5] |
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Life
editShe was the daughter of David Pryde, headmaster of Edinburgh Ladies College 1870–1891, and Barbara Lauder, whose father William was a brother of the famous Scottish artists Robert Scott Lauder and James Eckford Lauder. Mabel had one brother, the artist James Pryde.[6] As children, they lived at 10 Fettes Row,[7] a north-facing Edinburgh house.[8]
Pryde trained at the Bushey School of Art in Hertfordshire under the tutelage of Hubert von Herkomer.[6][9] Here she met fellow student William Nicholson, whom she married in 1893. She introduced Nicholson to her brother James and all three moved to the Eight Bells, a former pub in Denham, in Buckinghamshire.[10]
Pryde and Nicholson had four children: Ben (1894–1982); Anthony (1897–1918), killed in action during the First World War; Annie Mary "Nancy" (1899–1978); and Christopher "Kit" (1904–1948). They moved to Rottingdean in 1909.[6] In July 1918, Pryde died from influenza during the 1918 flu pandemic.[11][12]
Work
editPryde exhibited under her married name in several group shows in London, culminating in a solo show at the Chenil Gallery in 1912.[9] Her work is included in the collections of the Tate Museum, London[13] and the National Galleries of Scotland.[14]
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Family Group, Tate -
Harlequin with Chair, National Galleries of Scotland -
The Red Jersey, Aberdeen Art Gallery
References
edit- ^ Sonin, Adam. "Heritage: Ben Nicholson was one of a 'nest of gentle artists' working in Belsize Park in early 20th century". hamhigh.co.uk. Archived from the original on 26 November 2020. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
- ^ "Search Results for England & Wales Marriages 1837–2005 – findmypast.co.uk". search.findmypast.co.uk.
- ^ Strang, Alice (2015). Modern Scottish Women Painters & Sculptors 1885–1965. Edinburgh: National Galleries of Scotland. p. 86. ISBN 978-1-906270-89-6.
- ^ "Search Results for England & Wales Deaths 1837–2007 – findmypast.co.uk". search.findmypast.co.uk.
- ^ "Mabel Nicholson Online". www.artcyclopedia.com.
- ^ a b c Mabel Pryde Archived 6 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine The Fine Art Society, Retrieved 3 October 2014
- ^ "'The Harlequin', Mabel Nicholson". Tate. Archived from the original on 25 February 2013.
- ^ "10 Fettes Row" (PDF). Rae Reid & Stephen W.S. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 March 2012.
- ^ a b Rostek, Charlotte (2022), Scottish Women Artists, The Fleming Collection, p. 21, ISBN 9781399910323
- ^ "How the Beggarstaff brothers invented the modern poster". www.newstatesman.com.
- ^ "A Continuous Line: Ben Nicholson in England". Tate. Archived from the original on 14 June 2010.
- ^ "Nicholson, William Biography". The Bookroom Art Press. Archived from the original on 11 September 2011.
- ^ "Mabel Nicholson 1871–1918". Tate.
- ^ "Mabel Pryde". www.nationalgalleries.org.
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