Grace Henry HRHA (1868-1953)
Adriatic Coast
Oil on board, 34 x 29cm (13¼ x 11½'')

Provenance: Collection of Patrick and Antoinette Murphy

Emily Grace Mitchell was born at Kirktown St....

Grace Henry HRHA (1868-1953)
Adriatic Coast
Oil on board, 34 x 29cm (13¼ x 11½'')

Provenance: Collection of Patrick and Antoinette Murphy

Emily Grace Mitchell was born at Kirktown St. Fergus, nearPeterhead,vAberdeenshire in 1868. In 1899 she left Scotland for the continent, visiting Holland and Belgium, studying at the BlancÔÇÉGuerrins academy in Brussels. She went on to attend the Delacluze academy in Paris. Whilst in Paris, she metPaul Henry, with the couple marrying in September 1903 in London. They travelled toAchill Islandfor the first time in 1910 which was intended to be a two-week stay, though they went on to live there until 1919. Grace developed her own style through the 1920s and 1930s, spending time in France and Italy. She exhibited regularly at the RHA and was made an honorary member in 1949. She died in Dublin in 1953.

 

During her career, and for a number of years after her death, Grace Henry was largely overshadowed by her husband, sometimes being referred to as "Mrs Paul Henry". Her body of work was re-examined in the 1970s, which led to wider public recognition and her inclusion in a number of exhibitions such asThe Paintings of Paul and Grace Henryat the Hugh Lane Gallery in 1991.

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