Molly Le Bas
Molly Le Bas | |
|---|---|
| Born | 13 June 1903 Stoke Newington, London |
| Died | 1996 (aged 92–93) London, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | Ecole des Beaux Arts |
| Known for | Sculpture |
Molly Rose Le Bas later Molly Brocas Burrows (13 June 1903 – 1996) was a British artist and sculptor.
Biography
[edit]Le Bas was born in the Stoke Newington area of London, the daughter of an iron and steel magnate and the sister of the painter and collector, Edward Le Bas, (1904–1966).[1][2] After a private education and time at Broomfield Hall, Molly Le Bas studied sculpture in Paris at the Ecole des Beaux Arts.[1][3]
Le Bas exhibited statuettes and sculptures in bronze, stone and marble at the Royal Academy, the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool, with the Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts and at the Paris Salon.[1][3][2] She married Montagu Brocas Burrows in 1932 and after living in London, Le Bas lived at Angmering in West Sussex.[1][2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d David Buckman (2006). Artists in Britain Since 1945 Vol 1, A to L. Art Dictionaries Ltd. ISBN 0 953260 95 X.
- ^ a b c Sara Gray (2019). British Women Artists. A Biographical Dictionary of 1000 Women Artists in the British Decorative Arts. Dark River. ISBN 978 1 911121 63 3.
- ^ a b James Mackay (1977). The Dictionary of Western Sculptors in Bronze. Antique Collectors' Club. ISBN 0902028553.