Mabel Pryde
English artist (1871–1918)
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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 |
| Known for | painting[5] |
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Life
She 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
Pryde 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] In addition, there was an exhibition of her work at her former home, The Grange, Rottingdean in 2024.[15]
Family Group, Tate
Harlequin with Chair, National Galleries of Scotland
The Red Jersey, Aberdeen Art Gallery
