By the River. Watercolour 24x30cm 1924
an example of an early work painted
when Muriel was 14 years old
Muriel Metcalfe painting a blind gypsy
in Redmire, 1930
MURIEL METCALFE 1910- 1994
A Northern Light
Wakefield Art Gallery 11th May - 23rd
June 2002
Introduction by Zoe Congo
21 page illustrated colour catalogue
with over 70 reproductions of her work
Published 2002
Limited print run
Sonia Lawson’s mother : Muriel Metcalfe
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Figure in Broad Brimmed Hat.
Coloured Crayons. 51x38cm 1930
Girl in Winter Coat.
Coloured Chalk. 76x50cm c.1930
A Rainbow. Scarborough Harbour.
Watercolour. 35x38cm 1930
Scarborough Bandstand.
Conte and Pastel. 29x33cm 1929
Sonia Lawson R.A
Muriel Metcalfe 1910- 1994
Sonia Lawson’s mother Muriel Metcalfe
Muriel was born in the Yorkshire Dales in 1910. She won a
scholarship to Armstong College of Art: Newcastle when she
was only 14. Her work is fluid, emotive and has a spontaneity
that is instinctive, responding to the landscape and people
around her. Influenced by the dynamic new art of the 1920’s
and 30’s she showed a passion for form and colour. She
married Fred Lawson in 1933, an artist 22 years her senior, and
of a different era, but of the same mind. They were equals, with
many like-minded friends.
Muriel Metcalfe c,1950
Sonia Lawson’s mother
Boats Watercolour circa 1930
Figure in Broad Brimmed Hat 1930
Coloured Crayons 51x38cm
Jenny and Cissy at Castle Bolton 1932
Watercolour and pen 41x30cm