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William Lee Hankey Paintings

British, 1869-1952

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.

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Artist: William Lee Hankey
Boats in the Harbour Coastal Scene of Sail Boats, Blue Water, Figures, Red sails
By William Lee Hankey
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
Framed size: 22.5" x 26.5" This evocative impressionist painting portrays a bustling harbour scene, with fishing or sailing boats gently bobbing on calm waters. Striking red sails do...
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20th Century Impressionist William Lee Hankey Paintings

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Canvas, 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...
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1920s Post-Impressionist William Lee Hankey Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Chartres Cathedral
By William Lee Hankey
Located in Storrs, CT
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...
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1910s Modern William Lee Hankey Paintings

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Crayon, Watercolor, Oil

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...
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Early 20th Century William Lee Hankey Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

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 ...
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20th Century Impressionist William Lee Hankey Paintings

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Oil

'Brixham Harbour, Devon' an antique 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...
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Early 20th Century Impressionist William Lee Hankey Paintings

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Oil

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...
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19th Century Impressionist William Lee Hankey Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

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...
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19th Century Post-Impressionist William Lee Hankey Paintings

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Oil

"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] ...
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Early 20th Century Impressionist William Lee Hankey Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

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