Mabel Alvarez (1891 –1985)

Mabel Alvarez, ca. 1940 (source)

Mabel Alvarez

(Nov 28, 1891 – Mar 13, 1985) was an American painter

Her works, often introspective and spiritual in nature, and her style is considered a contributing factor to the Southern California Modernism and California Impressionism movement.

Mabel Alvarez, c. 1915 via Smithsonian

She was born to a prominent Spanish family who lived on the island of Oahu, Hawaii.

Alvarez painted into her sixties and seventies. Her works included Impressionism, as well as to figure, still-life, and portrait painting. Her late pieces are focused on religious and symbolic themes.

Mabel Alvarez, Woman in Black and Green Hat, c. 1917

The later years of her life were spent in a retirement apartment and then in a nursing home. She died on March 13, 1985, at the age of ninety-three in Los Angeles. Via Wikipedia

Mabel Alvarez, Design for Mural Decoration, 1913, Gouache, 13 x 8 inches

Myself, 1929

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works on paper

Mabel Alvarez, Portrait of a Lady, c. 1920

Adoration c. 1925, Oil on canvas, 34 x 38 inches

Procession, Easter in Mexico, 1967

Flower Sellers, Mexico, c. 1960

Going to First Communion, Mexico, c. 1960

The Blimp c. 1960, Oil on masonite, 36 x 48 inches

Mabel Alvarez, Self-Portrait, 1923

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see also

www. mabelalvarez .com

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