Alice des Clayes

Alice des Clayes (1890–1968) was a Scottish painter, sister to Berthe des Clayes.[1][2] Born in Aberdeen. She studied at the Bushey School of Art with Lucy Kemp Welch,who specialized in painting horses; at Newlyn and at Ambleteuse with Dudley Hardy.[1] She emigrated to Montreal Quebec in 1914.[3][1] Alice des Clayes returned to England in 1938.[4]

Alice des Clayes
Born(1890-12-22)December 22, 1890
Aberdeen, Scotland
Died1968 (aged 77–78)
London, England
NationalityScottish
EducationBushey School of Art with Lucy Kemp Welch; at Newlyn; and at Ambleteuse with Dudley Hardy
Known forPainting of animals

Her work is included in the collections of the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec[2] and the National Gallery of Canada.[5]

References
  1. Bradfield, Helen (1970). Art Gallery of Ontario: the Canadian Collection. Toronto: McGraw Hill. ISBN 0070925046. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  2. "Des Clayes, Alice".
  3. Dix (2008). "Les Cahiers des Dix".
  4. "Canadian Women Artists History Initiative : Artist Database : Artists : DES CLAYES, Alice".
  5. https://www.gallery.ca/collection/artist/alice-des-clayes
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