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The Naughty One
LEE-HANKEY, William
La Méchante (original French title) Etching and drypoint on wove paper, 1920.Reference: Hardie 179.Edition unknown, as it hadn't been published yet...
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William Lee Hankey (1869–1952) was a British painter recognized for his beautifully drawn etchings detailing the lives of rural and urban families in natural, unposed moments. His subjects are sometimes solitary figures, like a man resting after labor or a woman walking with purpose, which lends his work a quiet, contemplative quality. Due to his delicate rendering of light, his prints have a soft, almost atmospheric quality. He was a member of The Newlyn School, where artists embraced the Cornish light and rural landscape by working outdoors. Though less well-known than some of his contemporaries, such as Frank Brangwyn or James McNeill Whistler, Hankey's prints were highly regarded in the printmaking community.