17 Facts About Grace Henry

Grace Henry HRHA was a Scottish landscape artist, who spent a large part of her career painting in Ireland.

Grace Henry was born Emily Grace Mitchell at Kirktown St Fergus, near Peterhead, Aberdeenshire on 10 February 1868.

Grace Henry was the ninth child of ten of the Rev John Mitchell and Jane Mitchell.

Grace Henry went on to attend the Delacluze academy in Paris.

Around 1920, Grace Henry had a romantic association with Stephen Gwynn who was an important political, cultural and literary figure from the lost world of late-nineteenth and early-twentieth century Ireland.

Grace Henry developed her own style through the 1920s and 1930s, spending time in France and Italy.

Grace Henry studied with Andre Lhote from 1924 to 1925, Lhote was a cubist painter who worked with Mainie Jellett, Evie Hone, and Mary Swanzy.

Grace Henry went on to display little of his influence in her work.

Grace Henry painted in Venice and in the environs of the Italian lakes, painting with the fauvist style, with free brushwork and vibrant colours.

Grace Henry experimented with expressionism, which can be seen in Spring in winter.

Grace Henry did not have a permanent residence during this period, instead she stayed with friends or lived in hotels.

Grace Henry experienced periods of melancholy during these later years, though she continued to exhibit.

Grace Henry's work was regularly displayed at the Royal Hibernian Academy, and she had solo shows at the Waddington and Dawson galleries.

Grace Henry was made an honorary member of the RHA in 1949.

Grace Henry died in Dublin on 11 August 1953, and is buried at Mount Jerome Cemetery.

Grace Henry was even omitted from Paul Henry's two-volume autobiography.

Grace Henry is deemed to be a much bolder painter than her husband, incorporating more elements of the modernist movement, as evident in The long grey road of Disting.