William Lee Hankey was born in Chester. He was married to Mabel Lee Hankey and then Edith Garner. He studied at Chester School of Art under Walter Schroeder, at the Royal College of Art and in Paris. From the early 1890s, Lee Hankey exhibited at the main London galleries, especially Fine Art Society, RWS, Leicester and Lefevre Galleries, also RA, Goupil and many others. During World War I, he served with the Artist’s Rifles. Lee Hankey is notable for his paintings of French harbor scenes and paintings and etchings of English country life. He won a gold medal at the Barcelona International Exhibition and a bronze medal in Chicago was a vice president of the RWS in the late 1940s and chairman of the Empire Art Council.
Edwardian Impressionist English Landscape Oil Painting of Findon, Sussex
By William Lee Hankey
Located in ludlow, GB
Edwadian early Twentieth Century Impressionist English Landscape Oil Painting of Findon, Sussex. William Lee Hankey - Large Framed Oil Painting. English Landscape with Sun dappled ...
Oil
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Chartres Cathedral
By William Lee Hankey
Located in Plano, TX
William Lee-Hankey, R.E., R.W.S., R.O.I. 1869-1952. Chartres Cathedral. Oil on canvas. 27 x 25. Signed, lower left. Price on the strecther, verso: $1000000. Provenance: Woodrugg Brot...
Crayon, Watercolor, Oil
William Lee-Hankey (1869-1952) - Framed Early 20th Century Etching, Confession
By William Lee Hankey
Located in Corsham, GB
A finely detailed dry point etching by the British artist William Lee-Hankey (1869-1952). Monogrammed within the plate. Blind stamped and signed in graphite to the lower margin. Smar...
Etching
William Lee Hankey (1869-1952) - Framed Etching, Mother & Child
By William Lee Hankey
Located in Corsham, GB
William Lee Hankey (1869-1952) Drypoint etching on paper. Mother and Child. Monogrammed in plate. Pencil signed and blind stamped to the lower margin. Most likely a later restrike pr...
Etching
Brixham Harbour, Devon by William Lee Hankey Impressionist Oil Painting
By William Lee Hankey
Located in St. Albans, GB
William LEE HANKEY RWS, ROI An oil painting is in very good condition. The canvas has had a clean and a varnish. There is no noticeable restoration. British 1869 - 1952 William Lee Hankey was born in Chester and after leaving school he worked as a designer while attending evening art classes at the Chester School of Art under Walter Schroeder. Lee-Hankey later studied at the Royal College of Art before becoming a renowned painter and print-maker. From the early 1890s Lee Hankey exhibited at numerous and notable art galleries, which included the Leicester and Lefevre Galleries, the Royal Academy, the Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolours, the Royal Institute of Oil Painters as well as the Royal Society of Painter-Etchers and Engravers/Painter-Printmakers. In 1886 he became a member of the Royal Society of British Artists, in 1909 an associate member of the Royal Society of Painter-Etchers and Engravers and a full member in 1911 in 1896 he became a member of the Royal Institute and was President of the London Sketch...
Oil
$5,276
The Love Between Man And The Deep Blue Sea Honfleur Normandy France Painting
By William Lee Hankey
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
William Lee Hankey. English (b.1869 - d.1952). The Love Between Man And The Deep Blue Sea. Honfleur, Normandy, France. Watercolor. Signed Lower Right. Image size 13.4 inches x 17.3...
Paper, Watercolor
William Lee-Hankey (1869-1952) - Early 20th Century Aquatint, The Darby Prayer
By William Lee Hankey
Located in Corsham, GB
A dark and atmospheric aquatint with etching by William Lee-Hankey. Monogrammed within the plate. Signed in pencil to the lower margin. On paper.
Aquatint
$195
Loup-de-mer (Sea Wolf), original signed etching by William Lee Hankey, c1915
By William Lee Hankey
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Loup-de-mer' (Sea Wolf) Signed in pencil below the image. Monogram in plate and blind stamp monogram below image. William Lee-Hankey was a British painter and etcher of landscapes...
Etching
$7,600Sale Price|20% Off
"A Devon Harbor" William Lee Hankey, Coastal Town Seascape with Boats, England
By William Lee Hankey
Located in New York, NY
William Lee Hankey A Devon Harbor Signed lower right; titled on the stretcher Oil on canvas 24 x 29 inches William Lee Hankey (1869–1952) RWS, RI, ROI, RE, NS[clarification needed] ...
Canvas, Oil
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French Breton Lady - British Victorian Post Impressionist portrait oil painting
By William Lee Hankey
Located in Hagley, England
A stunning British Post-Impressionist portrait oil painting by noted British artist William Lee Hankey. He was a very interesting painter who travelled widely throughout Europe capt...
Oil
La Rochelle - Post Impressionist Figures in Landscape Oil by William Lee Hankey
By William Lee Hankey
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed figures in landscape oil on canvas circa 1920 by British post impressionist painter William Lee Hankey. The piece depicts sail boats in La Rochelle, a seaport in the Bay of Bi...
Canvas, Oil
L'ENFANT S'AMUSE
By William Lee Hankey
Located in Portland, ME
Hankey, William Lee (Britain, 1869-1952). L'ENFANT S'AMUSE. Etching, not dated. Signed in pencil and impressed with the artist's monogram chop, and also monogrammed and marked with a...
Etching
$11,515
St Ives, early 20th Century by WILLIAM LEE HANKEY (1869-1952) Large Early 20th
By William Lee Hankey
Located in Blackwater, GB
St Ives, early 20th Century by WILLIAM LEE HANKEY (1869-1952) Large Early 20th costal landscape view of St Ives, Cornwall, oil on canvas by William Lee Hankey. Excellent quality an...
Oil, Canvas
Horizon XI, Oil Painting
By Mandy Main
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Rich reds, golds, and oranges create a minimalist yet dramatic seascape. The panoramic format evokes a sense of vastness and tranquility. Slightly darker edges ...
Oil
Harmony in Golden Woods, Oil Painting
By Lisa Elley
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Artist Lisa Elley depicts a glade of autumnal aspens in a rustic woodland. Once a year, she takes her fall sojourn to the Eastern Sierra Nevada mountains to s...
Oil
$3,280
H 23 in W 25 in D 3 in
"Still Life of Fruit and Flowers, " Oil on Canvas
Located in Chicago, IL
This impressionist still life by French painter Léon Garraud depicts a table set with a plate of peaches and a vase of pink peonies and delicate white flowers. The warm palette of or...
Canvas, Oil
$575
H 23 in W 18.88 in D 1.75 in
18th C. Portrait of Edward Stanley from Henry VIII's Court after Holbein Drawing
By Hans Holbein
Located in Alamo, CA
This is an 18th century engraved portrait of "Edward Stanley" created by Francesco Bartolozzi (1728–1815), after a drawing by Hans Holbein the Younger (1497- 1543) in the 16th century. Holbein was the official artist in the court of King Henry VIII. Bartolozzi used both etching and stipple engraving techniques to create the work which was published by John Chamberlaine in London in 1793 in "The Book of Imitations of Original Drawings by Hans Holbein in the Collection of His Majesty". Edward Stanley, 3rd Earl of Derby...
Engraving, Etching
$9,000
H 29.5 in W 23.5 in
Landscape in West Virginia w/ Tree, Early 20th Century Cleveland School Artist
By August Biehle
Located in Beachwood, OH
August Frederick Biehle American, 1885–1979 Landscape in West Virginia, 1922 Gouache, litho crayon and graphite on paper Signed lower right 19 x 17.5 inches 29.5 x 23.5 inches, frame...
Crayon, Gouache, Graphite
Moonlight and Mist
By Eliot Clark
Located in Greenville, DE
New York City artist Eliot Candee Clark was well known for his impressionist landscapes. He was the son of painter Walter Clark. Many of his paintin...
Canvas, Oil
$4,335
H 24.61 in W 20.95 in D 0.4 in
India Oil on Board Modern 1967 Signed H Lall Impressionist Bombay Progressives
Located in Norfolk, GB
Harkrishan Lall (1921 - 2000) Untitled Oil on board, 1967 Board size: 51 x 40.5 cm Frame Size: 62.5 x 53.2 cm Signed bottom right and dated 67 In original frame Provenance: Priva...
Oil, Board
$2,808
H 15.36 in W 9.26 in
Paul César Helleu "Study of Women" Etching, Hand-Signed, Art Nouveau
By Paul César Helleu
Located in Eltville am Rhein, DE
Paul César Helleu Vannes 1859 - 1927 Paris "Study of 4 women" Etching on handmade paper Signed in pencil lower left Inscribed lower right with "Unique epreuve, ....." Rare proof prin...
Etching
Bucks County Bridge
Located in Greenville, DE
Outstanding work by Bucks County artist David Hahn. The winter scene is of Bucks County Bridge painted with heavy imposto.
Masonite, Oil
The Patient Heron, Oil Painting
By Onelio Marrero
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Artist Onelio Marrero captures a sense of serenity, referencing a gentle river near his home. "Almost indistinguishable is the lone patient heron poised on a ...
Oil
$8,338Sale Price|25% Off
H 51.19 in W 33.47 in D 1.19 in
Venice Landscape Italian Oil on Canvas Painting in Gilt Wood Frame, Belle Epoque
Located in Firenze, IT
This delightful turn of the century (early 20th century) oil on canvas painting represents an Italian landscape with one of the most famous squares in the world: Piazza San Marco in ...
Canvas, Oil
Wind in the Willows, Oil Painting
By Onelio Marrero
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A pond beneath trees catches shifting sunlight, creating a dappled pattern across its surface. Ducks and koi fish move through the scene, adding a sense of life...
Oil
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H 20 in W 24 in D 2 in
Victorian Impressionist Oil Painting of young girl and 3 goats in farmyard
By William Lee Hankey
Located in ludlow, GB
Victorian Impressionist Large Oil Painting of a young girl with her three goats in a farmyard. This is an unusual subject for Lee Hankey who is more widely known for his landscapes in soft colours. It is presumed an early work. The more recent provenance is listed below. Lot 81, Phillips North-west sale, 23/3/94 Sold by The Fine Art Society, June 1985 to a private buyer Lot 7, Christies, 17/10/84, sold to The Fine Art Society for £550 (previously the property of Miss E Carnegy-Arbuthnott, OBE) Lot 88, Christies, 11/10/73, sold to Brooke for 300 guineas (£315). There is a Fine Art Society label on the back of the picture. We contacted the Fine Art Society, and subsequently Christies, about the picture, and they provided the above information about the history of the painting. WILLIAM LEE HANKEY British 1869-1952 Oil Painting on canvas mounted on stretchers and framed in a traditional Impressionist style handmade frame. This painting has been in a private collection for around 30 years and was previously owned by the Fine Art Society. It is a beautiful study of a young peasant girl with her goats in a farm courtyard. The work is both sensitive and charming, he employs a lovely earthy palette and has a sketchy foreground and more detailed background. William Lee Hankey was born in Chester, Cheshire. On leaving School he became a designer, studying art in the evenings at Chester School of Art. In 1894 he first exhibited in London where his paintings and individual style attracted immediate attention. A few years later in 1899 he became a member of the Royal Institute of Oil Painters and in 1902 was elected President of the London Sketch...
Oil
MARIE OF THE FIELDS
By William Lee Hankey
Located in Santa Monica, CA
WILLIAM LEE HANKEY (1869 - 1952) MARIE OF THE FIELDS, 1919 (Hardie 168) Etching . Signed in pencil with the artist's blind stamp to its left. Edition 100. Rich impression. 8 1/2 x ...
Etching
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H 30 in W 35 in
The Ferry - Brittany - Post Impressionist Oil, Riverscape by William Lee Hankey
By William Lee Hankey
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
A wonderful oil on canvas circa 1925 by British painter William Lee Hankey depicting boats on a river, with figures on the banks in the foreground. Signed lower right and signed & da...
Canvas, Oil
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H 5.71 in W 4.93 in
The Fish Wife, original signed etching by William Lee Hankey, c1915
By William Lee Hankey
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'The Fish Wife' Signed in pencil below the image. William Lee-Hankey was a British painter and etcher of landscapes, figure subjects, and harbour scenes. ...
Etching
Dawning Intelligence
By William Lee Hankey
Located in Plano, TX
Drypoint. Subsequent to Hardie. 10 3/4 x 9 1/8 (sheet 16 x 12 3/4). A rich impression printed on cream wove paper with the artist's embossed initial monogram. Printed by the artist....
Drypoint
The Secret
By William Lee Hankey
Located in Plano, TX
The Secret. 1920. Drypoint. 6 x 4 (sheet 8 3/4 x 6 1/4)). Hardie 171. Edition 100. A rich impression, with burr, printed on cream wove paper. Housed in a 20...
Drypoint
Sorrow.
By William Lee Hankey
Located in Plano, TX
Sorrow. c. 1920. Conte crayon and watercolor on watercolor board. 13 x 17. Signed lower right; titled verso. The muted watercolor tones intensify the man's despair; but the sunlight ...
Crayon, Watercolor