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.
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
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
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
$5,376
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
$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
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
William Lee-Hankey (1869-1952) - Early 20th Century Etching, Mother and Child
By William Lee Hankey
Located in Corsham, GB
A finely detailed drypoint etching depicting a mother holding her baby by the British artist William Lee-Hankey (1869-1952). Monogrammed within the plate. Blind stamped and signed in...
Etching
$5,245Sale Price|20% Off
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
St Ives, early 20th Century by WILLIAM LEE HANKEY (1869-1952) Large Early 20th
By William Lee Hankey
Located in Liphook, 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...
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
$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
$14,450
Red Sails at Honfleur Harbour Impressionist Painting, Figures, Boats, Red, Blue
By William Lee Hankey
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
Farmed size: 26.5" x 30.5" Signed bottom left W Lee Hankey Red Sails at Honfleur by WIlliam Lee Hankey, this striking oil painting features the iconic port town of Honfleur, Normand...
Canvas, Oil
Vase de Fleurs
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Vase de Fleurs" c.1990 is a oil painting on canvas by French noted artist Alain Ragaru, born 1949. It is signed at the lower left corner by the artist. The canvas size ...
Oil
Landscape
By Ernest Fredericks
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Landscape" in an oil painting on canvas by noted American artist Frederick Ernest Swedlun, AKA: Ernest Fredericks (1877–1959) It is sig...
Oil
$5,500
H 33.5 in W 38.85 in D 2 in
Pecheurs en Mer (Fishermen at Sea)
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Pecheurs en Mer (Fishermen at Sea) c.1920 is an oil painting on canvas by noted French artist Rene Lienard De Saint Delis, 1877-1958. It is signed at the lower left corner by the artist. The canvas size is 23,5 x 28.5 inches, framed size is 33.5 x 38.85 inches. Framed in a new wooden gold frame with fabric liner. It is in good condition, Has minor stable non open cracks in the paint due to age, visible under raking light, see pictures 7-8-9 About the artist: Born in 1876 in Saint-Omer, Eugène René is the second of four children of Antoine Albert Liénard of Saint-Delis (1840-1881), officer of the 5 th regiment of dragons and his wife Antoinette Emma Houet (1847 -1920). The birth of our artist is followed by that of his brother Henri (1878-1949), also a painter . The death of the illnesses of Captain Liénard de Saint-Delis led Emma to leave the Pas-de-Calais in 1881 to move to Le Havre with her four children. After high school François-I of Le Havre where another student, Émile Othon Friesz , is his best friend, René de Saint-Delis attended successively the Municipal School of Fine Arts of Le Havre where, with his classmates, besides his brother Henri and Othon Friesz, others who will also become his friends ( Georges Braque , Raoul Dufy , Raimond Lecourt ), he follows the courses of Charles Lhuillier (a "great admirer of Boudin " at the same time as "he places the drawing first and foremost, forbidding his pupils to use color , and the Académie Julian in Paris, where from 1900 to 1904 he was a pupil of William Bouguereau . On January 29, 1906, Le Havre created the Circle of Modern Art, which consisted of artists (among them, René and Henri de Saint-Delis, their aforementioned friends, but also Gaston Prunier...
Oil
Auction
By Bernhard Kretzschmar
Located in New York, NY
Bernard Kretzschmar (1889-1972), Auction, etching, drypoint, and burnished aquatint, 1921, signed and dated (’20) in pencil lower right [also initialed in the plate lower left] Refe...
Drypoint, Etching, Aquatint
Henriette Chabot with Peonies
By Jacques Emile Blanche
Located in Mc Lean, VA
This painting was owned by Comte Robert de Montesquiou (1855–1921), Paris Literature: Jane Roberts, Jacques-Émile Blanche (2012), pg. 47 (color illus.), p. 191. Included as no. R...
Canvas, Oil
$3,099
H 13.19 in W 20.28 in
Pointillist - Scandinavian Winter Landscape, 1907 by Arthur Percy
Located in Stockholm, SE
Introducing "Scandinavian Winter Landscape, 1907" a mesmerizing painting by the artist Arthur Percy Carlsson, later known as Arthur C:son Percy (1886-1976). Born in Vickleby, Öland, Percy's artistic journey was one defined by unwavering determination and exceptional talent. This landscape painting presents a winter landscape, likely set during the early spring season. The canvas portrays a vast, snow-filled meadow, blanketed in pristine white. Above, the sky comes alive in a captivating pointillist style, with hues of blue, turquoise, and yellow forming delicate, scattered dots, while small clouds grace the horizon. The scene unfolds with an enchanting backdrop of a distant forest, its trees adorned with a touch of winter's charm. Between the enchanting forest and the expansive meadow, a few humble houses...
Canvas, Oil
$7,600Sale Price|20% Off
H 56.25 in W 44.25 in D 3 in
"Elegance on the Boulevard Near the Eiffel Tower" Parisian Scene Oil Painting
By Gregory Sievers
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful oil on canvas painting by American artist Gregory Sievers, capturing a romantic and atmospheric scene of the boulevard near the Champs-Élysées with the Eiffel Tower under...
Canvas, Oil
$526
H 5.52 in W 8.67 in D 0.04 in
Landscape - Etching by Israel Henriet - Late-17th Century
By Israel Henriet
Located in Roma, IT
Landscape is an original Modern artwork realized by Israel Henriet (Nancy, 1590 - 1661) in the second half of the XVII Century. Original B/W Etching on ivory cardboard. Inscripte...
Etching
On the Road to Palm Spring
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "On the Road to Palm Spring" c.1970is an oil painting on canvas by California artist Mabel Vinson Cage, 1891-1995. It is signed at the lower right corner by the a...
Oil
Autumn River Bank
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Autumn River Bank" c.1955 is an oil painting on canvas by American artist Richard Ellis Wagner 1923-2009 It is signed at the ...
Oil
$17,000
H 8.94 in W 11.82 in
'Soaring New York' — 1930s American Modernism, New York City
By Howard Norton Cook
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Howard Cook, 'Soaring New York', aquatint, soft-ground etching, roulette, 1931-32, edition 25, Duffy 165. Signed, dated, and annotated 'imp' in pencil. A superb, richly-inked, atmosp...
Etching, Aquatint
$2,500
H 23.5 in W 28 in D 1.5 in
"Parisian Street Scene by Champs Elysees" Impressionist Oil Painting on Canvas
By Georges Gerbier
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful oil on canvas painting by Georges Gerbier. He was a French painter known for colorfully rich cityscapes depicting the times of her generation. This painting is a wonderfu...
Canvas, Oil
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H 18.31 in W 13 in
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
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H 20 in W 24 in D 2 in
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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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