Ethel Gabain (1883-1950) was educated in England and studied art at the Slade and the Central School of Art & Design in London. She returned to work in Paris before permanently settling in England, setting up her own studio in London. Gabain produced approximately 320 lithographs and her work is represented in several important public collections. Early in her career Gabain decided to concentrate largely upon lithography and was unusual for being one of the few artists of her time able to live on the sale of her lithographs. During World War II Gabain was appointed an Official War Artist and her lithographs continued to be purchased until the end of the war. She died in 1950.