Dorothy Hawksley
(1884-1970), ArtistArtist of 5 portraits
Dorothy Hawksley was a talented, yet little known, artist of the early/mid twentieth century. She was born in London, where she lived all her life, studying at the Royal Academy schools, teaching at King's College for two years, and exhibiting widely at venues including the Fine Art Society, the Paris Salon and the Royal Academy. Her work consists mainly of portraits and subject pictures in watercolour, but she also painted in tempera and oil.
by Dorothy Hawksley
pencil, 1952
NPG 4325
by Dorothy Hawksley
watercolour, 1960
NPG 4324
by Dorothy Hawksley
bromide print, circa 1930
NPG x136177
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Dr John G D Carpenter
19 January 2018, 11:07
She was a Member of Council of the newly-formed Society of Graphic Art, and showed two works at their inaugural exhibition in 1921.