Until 6 May 2024 Tate Britain will display a curation of work by Ethel Walker, a pioneering artist whose practice was largely forgotten after her death.
In 1900, Walker was the first woman artist elected to the New English Art Club. Later, she was elected as an Associate of the Royal Academy in 1940, before becoming a Dame of the British Empire in 1943. Walker was also the President of the Women's International Art Club and a key figure in female art networks in London. After her death, The Times newspaper noted in her obituary that Walker had been 'the most important woman artist of her time'.
Although she was influenced by several artistic practices, Walker developed her own distinctive style using dynamic brushstrokes and a light palette. She applied this to her portraits, landscapes and large mural-like paintings, known as 'decorations'.
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October 6, 2023
