10 Facts About Evie Hone

Eva Sydney Hone RHA, usually known as Evie, was an Irish painter and stained glass artist.

Evie Hone is considered to be an early pioneer of cubism, although her best known works are stained glass.

Evie Hone was the youngest daughter of Joseph Hone, of the Hone family, and Eva Eleanor, nee Robinson, daughter of Sir Henry Robinson and granddaughter of the 10th Viscount Valentia.

Evie Hone was related to artists Nathaniel Hone and Nathaniel Hone the Younger.

Evie Hone's resulting ill health led to her seeking treatment in Harley Street.

Evie Hone was educated by a governess, continuing her education in Switzerland, and went on tours to Spain and Italy before moving to London in 1913.

Evie Hone met Mainie Jellett when both were studying under Walter Sickert at the Westminster Technical Institute.

Evie Hone worked under Andre Lhote and Albert Gleizes in Paris before returning to become influential in the modern movement in Ireland and become one of the founders of the Irish Exhibition of Living Art.

Evie Hone is considered an early pioneer of Cubism but in the 1930s turned to stained glass, which she studied with Wilhelmina Geddes.

Evie Hone was extremely devout; she spent time in an Anglican Convent in 1925 at Truro in Cornwall and converted to Catholicism in 1937.