About this objectThe accession number of this work - BIKGM.1 - indicates that this was the very first artwork to formally enter the Williamson's collection.
James Hamilton Hay (1874-1916) was a Birkenhead-born English painter and printmaker. Hay trained in St Ives with Julius Olsson and at the Liverpool School of Art. Inspired by Japanese prints and the work of Francis Dodd he took up dry point engraving in 1913. Hay painted and etched landscapes, marine scenes and portraits, his style influenced by Spencer Gore and the Camden Town Group.
Hay lived and worked in Liverpool and was a member of the Liver Sketching Club and Sandon Studios Society.
MakerHay, James Hamilton
Maker Rolepainter
Date Made1911
Period20th century
Medium and MaterialsMedium: oil
Support: canvas
Place MadeBarnston, Wirral, England
Inscription and MarksPainted signature and date, lower right: Hamilton Hay 1911.
Techniqueoil on canvas
MeasurementsSupport height: 67.3 cm
Support width: 81.2 cm
