William Lee-Hankey, R.E., R.W.S., R.O.I. 1869-1952.
Born in Chester Lee-Hankey was a painter and printmaker. He studied at Chester College of Art , at the Royal College of Art and then in Paris. He lived in France for a time and produced a body of work of French villages and Breton peasants. He taught etching at London Goldsmith's college and exhibited frequently at the Royal Academy. His figure study etchings show great technical virtuosity
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Watercolour
Three Generations. c.1919. Conte crayon and watercolor on watercolor board. 14 x 15 7/8. Signed in pencil lower right; titled verso. Housed in a complimentary green and beige mat and a 24 1/4 x 27 1/2-inch period gold leaf frame. $2,500.
Etchings and Drypoints
A Corner of the Fishmarket. 1919. Drypoint. Hardie 165. 8 x 6 (sheet 11 7/8 x 9 7/16). Edition 100. A very rich impression on cream wove paper with the artist's embossed initial monogram. Printed by the artist. Signed in pencil. $430.
Counting the Fish. 1927. Etching. Subsequent to Hardie. 7 5/8 x 9 3/16 (sheet 10 3/8 x 12 1/8). Edition 100. Illustrated: Fine Prints of the Year, 1927. A very rich impression on cream wove paper with the artist's embossed initial monogram. Printed by the artist. Signed in pencil. $500.
Loup de Mer (Sea Wolf). Drypoint. Subsequent to Hardie. 6 1/8 x 4 15/16 (sheet 11 x 8 5/8). A very rich impression on cream paper with a hand and cross countermark. Printed by the artist. Signed in pencil and with the artist's embossed initial monogram. $225.
Meditation. 1923. Drypoint. Subsequent to Hardie. 8 7/8 x 7 5/16 (sheet 12 7/8 x 9 3/8). Edition 100. A rich impression printed on cream wove paper with the artist's embossed initial monogram. Printed by the artist. Signed in pencil. $500.
The Old and the Young. c. 1930. Drypoint. 6 x 4 (sheet 8 3/4 x 6 1/4). Subsequent to Hardie. Edition 100. A rich impression, with burr, printed on cream laid paper. $315.
Le Repos (Slumber). 1926. Etching and drypoint. 9 1/2 x 11 1/2 (sheet 12 1/2 x 14 1/4). Edition 100. A fine impression printed on cream wove paper, with the artist's embossed monogram. Signed in pencil. Printed by the artist. $350.
La Vielle (The Old Woman). 1920. Drypoint. Hardie 186. 8 1/4 x 6 3/8 (sheet 12 1/4 x 9 7/8). A very rich impression on cream wove paper. Printed by the artist. Signed and annotated in pencil and with the artist's embossed initial monogram. $250.
Le Vieux (The Old Man). Drypoint. Subsequent to Hardie. 7 3/4 x 6 3/16 (sheet 12 1/16 x 9 1/2). A very rich impression on cream wove paper. Printed by the artist. Signed in pencil and with the artist's embossed initial monogram. $225.
Widow. 1913-14. Drypoint. Hardie 122. 8 3/4 x 4 7/8 (sheet 11 15/16 x 7 7/8). Edition 50. A rich impression printed on cream wove paper with the artist's embossed initial monogram. Printed by the artist. Signed in pencil. $500.
Painter, etcher and illustrator; born in Chester and studied at the Chester School of Art and the Royal College of Art and later in Paris; from the 1890s exhibited extensively in London Galleries including Royal Academy, Fine Art Society, Royal Water Colour Society (President late 1940s), Leicester and Lefevre galleries, Royal Institute of Oil Painters, Royal Society of Painter-Etchers... and Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool. Served with the Artists' Rifles during WWI; noted for his scenes of French harbours and English country life; chairman of the Empire Arts Council; married the artist Mabel Lee-Hankey, née Hobson. His work is held by the V&A Museum, and provincial galleries including Aberdeen, Sheffield, Oldham, Nottingham and Glasgow. Founded with Nelson Dawson in 1912 a school of color printmaking in Hammersmith, using etching and aquatint.
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