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William Lee Hankey RWS, RI, ROI, RE (1869-1952)
Country Girl with Farm Buildings
Oil on canvas, 36 x 26cm (14.2 x 10.2”)
Signed
William Lee Hankey was known as a painter and etcher of landscapes,
figure subjects, and harbour scenes. He was born in Chester, on the
28th of March 1869. He received his training at the Chester School
of Art under Walter Schroeder before moving to Paris to continue his
studies. He travelled extensively in Europe before returning to England
in 1893 and settling in Chester. He started showing in London the
same year at the Suffolk Street Galleries. His other London exhibi-
tions included the Royal Academy, both the Old Watercolour Society
and the New Watercolour Society, and the Royal Institute of Painters
in Oil Colours. He lived for a large part of his life in France and
painted many of his works there. During his lifetime he was awarded
many medals for his work and in 1906 he exhibited in Paris at the
Artistes Francais exhibition where he received honourable mention for
his work. His work is now represented in many collections both in
England and abroad. An exhibition of his work was held in London
at the Walker’s Gallery in 1954.
€1,200 - 1,800