Olive Hockin (1880-1936)

Artist Name Olive Hockin (1880-1936)
Title A Mystical Woodland
Description A beautiful oil on canvas by listed British female artist Olive Hockin. She was a suffragette, Theosophist and artist and this interest in mysticism is translated into this work. It depicts a vibrant wooded cobwebbed woodland. Painted on a large scale, it has a strong mystical presence. Painted circa 1912 and in good condition. It is a very vibrant and colourful British landscape painting.
 
Provenance Bonhams
Medium Oil on Canvas
Size 35.8 x 35 inches
Frame Gallery frame. 40 inches by 40 inches. Excellent condition.
Condition Good condition.
Biography Olive Leared nee Hockin (1880-1936) was an artist who exhibited at the Society of Women Artists, at the Walker Gallery and until 1915 at the Royal Academy. As one of several leaders of the Suffragette movement suspected of plotting to kill the Prime Minister, she was arrested and imprisoned for four months in 1909. She worked as a land-girl during World War One and wrote a book, Two Girls on the Land. She married John Leared, a trainer of polo ponies and had two children.
Price SOLD
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