Lucy Kemp Welch

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Lucy Kemp-Welch
Born 1869
Bournemouth
Died 1958
Field Equine artist

Lucy Kemp-Welch (1869–1958) was a British painter who specialized in painting horses. She was born in Bournemouth, showing an early excellence in art - exhibiting for the first time when she was 14 years old - and when she was 19 years old, she moved to Bushey to study at Hubert von Herkomer’s art school.

Kemp-Welch believed in painting out of doors, and made numerous quick oil sketches. As one of Herkomer's best and most favoured students, she was able to set up her own studio, in an old former inn known as 'Kingsley'. She took over the direction of the School after Herkomer, from 1905-1926. As well as pictures of horses, including battle scenes, she painted other animals, flowers, and landscapes. Colt-Hunting in the New Forest (1897) became her best-known picture after being purchased for the Chantrey Collection for 500 guineas. It is in the Tate Gallery.

[edit] References

  • Messum, D. (1976). Life and Work of Lucy Kemp-Welch. London: Antique Collectors Club. ISBN-10: 090202843X
  • Wortley, L. (1996). Lucy Kemp-Welch, 1869-1958: The Spirit of the Horse. London: Antique Collectors Club. ISBN-10: 1851492526