{"product_id":"1910s-signed-colour-etching-aquatint-william-lee-hankey-patchwork-quilt","title":"1910s Colour Etching \u0026 Aquatint by William Lee Hankey. The Patchwork Quilt. Pencil Signed","description":"\u003cp\u003eWilliam Lee Hankey (1869–1952) was a British painter, printmaker, and book illustrator. He specialized in landscapes, character studies and portraits of pastoral life, particularly in studies of mothers with young children.        \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe was born in Chester and worked as a designer after leaving school. He studied art in the evenings at the Chester School of Art, then at the Royal College of Art.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLater in Paris, he became influenced by the work of Jules Bastien-Lepage, who also favoured rustic scenes depicted in a realistic but sentimental style.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe first exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1896 and was President of the London Sketch Club from 1902 to 1904.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis figure study etchings show great technical virtuosity\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a fabulous colour etching and aquatint print by Hankey. It shows a lady sewing a patchwork quilt. She is seated in a chair with her open sewing box on the desk beside her. Her quilt is spread out over her knees and falls onto the floor in front of her. The colours of the quilt allow Hankey to add blushes of light colour to the print. His distinctive monogram appears in the bottom right hand corner.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis print relates to a much larger oil painting of the same subject. The oil has the woman seated in the opposite direction and the wall with the little picture on it behind the seamstress has been replaced with a window. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is signed in the plate with the artist's monogram, lower right, and also signed faintly in pencil below the image. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is undated but is an earlier work and probably dates to 1910. There is another impression in the Gallery of New South Wales in Australia - and this was purchased for the collection in 1912.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDimensions: Frame 33.5 x 26 cm; Image size is 20 x 15 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a very rare early work by Hankey and comes from an edition of only 25 impressions. Another one is in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum, London.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMy impression is in fair enough condition - with a little bit of old discolouration to the bottom left hand corner (as photographed in extreme close-up). But this is certainly not disfiguring and adds some antique charm of the image. It is beautifully presented and is being sold with a new window mount and simple black frame - it is all ready to go straight on your wall. A beautiful print, and you will not be disappointed with it.  My price reflects the early date of this Hankey work and its rarity and status as a work of museum quality.   \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUK Posting Only. This will cost £10 to send with Parcelforce24 - and this will be applied to your order at the checkout. Please check with me for postal costs to send outside of the UK. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Iconic Edinburgh","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53521831297403,"sku":"Sold for £210","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0271\/1902\/6240\/files\/1910s-colour-etching-aquatint-by-william-lee-hankey-the-patchwork-quilt-pencil-signed-british-prints-487.webp?v=1793178851","url":"https:\/\/www.iconicedinburgh.co.uk\/products\/1910s-signed-colour-etching-aquatint-william-lee-hankey-patchwork-quilt","provider":"Iconic Edinburgh","version":"1.0","type":"link"}