George Spencer Watson (1869-1934)
A Study
POA
Dorothy Webster Hawksley (1884-1970)
Les Indiscrètes
Watercolour, bodycolour and pencil on linen; signed
23 ¼ x 12 ¾ inches
£12,000
Watercolour was Hawksley’s favourite medium, with which she evolved a schematic style of ‘flat, unshaded effects’ that is highly personal, though strongly influenced by Japanese prints and the watercolours of her friend, Frederick Cayley Robinson. She used herself, her sister-in-law and a lay figure she nicknamed ‘Enid’ to model. Her work is quiet, feminine in theme and delicate in execution.