Hankey - 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. Lee-Hankey was born in Chester in 1869. He Studied at Chester School of Art, Royal College of Art and in Paris. For many years he lived in France and painted the majority of his pictures in Normandy, Brittany and on the Cote d'Azure.He won many medals and became an elected member of many of the major art institutions, including the Royal Institute. His work is represented in collections both in England and abroad. He exhibited at The Royal Academy, The Old Watercolour Society, The New Watercolour Society and The Royal Institute of Painters in Oil Colours.