William Lee Hankey RWS RI ROI RE NS (1869-1952)
The Picnic Party
Oil on Canvas, 49 x 60cm 
Signed, inscribed with title verso and exhibition no. 9

Lee Hankey is most noted as painter and etcher of...

William Lee Hankey RWS RI ROI RE NS (1869-1952)
The Picnic Party
Oil on Canvas, 49 x 60cm 
Signed, inscribed with title verso and exhibition no. 9

Lee Hankey is most noted as painter and etcher of French Harbour scenes and studies of English country life. He first studied at Chester School of Art, then at RCA and concluded his education in Paris. Although Hankey lived for the most part in London, keeping a studio in Chelsea, he often spent long periods travelling throughout Europe and from 1904 onwards kept a house in Etaples in France. Here he stayed for much of the year and produced his main body of work. He returned to England upon the outbreak of the First World War to serve with the Artists' Rifles. He exhibited widely, at all the main London galleries including the Leicester, Fine Art Society and Lefevre Galleries; also at the Royal Academy, Goupil Gallery and ROI. He was elected RBA and RMS in 1896, RI in 1898, ROI in 1909, RE in 1911 and a member of the Society of 25 Artists and in the late 1940's chairman of the Empire Arts Council. His work is represented in many collections across England and abroad. The British Museum and Victoria and Albert Museum hold examples of his work. His work was shown internationally, winning a gold medal at the Barcelona International Exhibition and Bronze in Chicago.

 

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