Gerda Rubinstein
Gerda Ursula Rubinstein (16 July 1931 – May 2022)[1][2] was a Dutch sculptor of figures, birds and animals based in England since 1959[3] or 1960.[4]
Born in Berlin, Rubinstein moved at the age of 3 or 4 to Amsterdam, where after World War II she studied at the Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten. In 1960 she left for England, where she had lived during the war years, and from 2013 she lived in Reigate, Surrey.[1] She had historic links with Harlow through her early commissions from Sir Frederick Gibberd and the Harlow Art Trust.[5]
Ruebstein attended the Rijksacademie in Amsterdam and then studied in Paris after receiving a grant. Returning to the Netherlands, Gerda's first major commission was for a carving in stone, unveiled in IJmuiden in 1956, followed by "Children Playing," a bronze sculpture in the Amsterdam Oosterpark.[6]
Rubinstein continued to exhibit up until her 2017 exhibition "Observation and Insight" at Parndon Mill.[7] She died in 2022.
References
- ^ a b "Ontdek beeldhouwer Gerda Ursula Rubinstein". rkd.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 May 2019.
- ^ "Gerda Rubinstein obituary". TheGuardian.com. 25 May 2022.
- ^ Buckman, David (2006). Artists in Britain since 1945 (New and enl. ed.). Bristol: Art Dictionaries. ISBN 9780953260959. OCLC 77011785.
- ^ Figes, Lydia (6 March 2019). "From Hepworth to Frink: 12 female sculptors in Harlow". Art UK. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
- ^ "Gerda Rubinstein". The Gallery – Parndon Mill. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
- ^ "Gerda Rubinstein obituary". TheGuardian.com. 25 May 2022.
- ^ "Gerda Rubinstein – Parndon Mill". Harlow Sculpture. 10 September 2019. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
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