Margaret Moscheles
Margaret Moscheles
Born
Margarethe Sobernheim

1854
Berlin, Prussia
Died1924 (aged 69–70)
Other namesGrete Moscheles
Known forpainting
SpouseFelix Moscheles
Felix and Margaret Moscheles

Margaret "Grete" Moscheles (née Margarethe Sobernheim; 1854–1924)[1][2] was a British painter.

Biography

She was born as Margarethe Sobernheim in 1854 in Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia. She was from a Jewish family.[3] In 1875, she married painter Felix Moscheles in Germany, with whom she studied painting with.[1][4] Margaret and her husband spent the winter of 1893 in traveling in North Africa, which inspired a body of artwork.[4]

She showed her work at the Royal Academy of Arts in London in 1905 and 1912.[5] In 1908, she had a group exhibition at the London Salon of the Allied Artists' Association in Royal Albert Hall.[6]

Her work is included in various public museums including National Trust, Smallhythe Place;[2] among others.

References

  1. 1 2 "Moscheles Margaret 1854-1927". Artist Biographies UK. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  2. 1 2 "Moscheles, Margaret, 1871–1924". Art UK. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  3. ↑ Kroll, Mark (2014). Ignaz Moscheles and the Changing World of Musical Europe. Boydell & Brewer Ltd. p. 333. ISBN 9781843839354.
  4. 1 2 "Our London Correspondence". Newspapers.com. Glasgow Herald. 26 June 1893. p. 7. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  5. ↑ "Index, Exhibitor". The Royal Academy Summer Exhibition: A Chronicle, 1769-2018. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  6. ↑ "Margaret Moscheles". Database of Modern Exhibitions (DoME) | European Paintings and Drawings 1905-1915. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
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