Laura Gascoigne

An extraordinary woman: The Art of Lucy Kemp-Welch, at Russell-Cotes Art Gallery, reviewed

It was fellow animal painter Alfred Munnings who went down in history, however, for his notorious speech at the 1949 Royal Academy banquet

A tour de force of equine group portraiture: ‘Mixed Company at a Race Meeting’, 1905, by Lucy Kemp-Welch [© David Messum Fine Art, Photo credit: Bushey Museum and Art Gallery]
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  • In Her Own Voice: The Art of Lucy Kemp-Welch

    Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum, Bournemouth, until 1 October

  • Munnings: Colour and Light

    The Munnings Art Museum, Dedham, until 22 October

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