Alice Des Clayes

Alice des Clayes (1890–1968) was a Scottish painter, sister to Berthe des Clayes. Born in Aberdeen. She studied at the Bushey School of Art with Lucy Kemp Welch, who specialized in painting horses; at Newlyn and at Ambleteuse with Dudley Hardy. She emigrated to Montreal Quebec in 1914. In 1920 she was made a non-resident member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts. Alice des Clayes returned to England in 1938.