page_title: Katherine Wallis
section_title: London (1893–1899)
hierarchical_section_title: Katherine Wallis / Education and career in Europe (1878–1938) / London (1893–1899)
caption_attribution_description: English: A sculpture by Katherine Wallis
context_page_description: Katherine Elizabeth Wallis was a Canadian sculptor as well as a watercolor painter and poet. Wallis traveled all over the world, observing art, studying sculpture and advancing her artistic career. She is best known for bronze sculptures of animals and infants.
context_section_description: When Wallis was 32, she returned to Europe with her sister, Adah. They settled in Dresden, Germany and spent two years travelling Europe, viewing famous paintings, sculptures and architecture. In 1895, Katherine Wallis enrolled in the London's Royal College of Art, RCA. Wallis was taught by French born sculptor Édouard Lantéri, a former pupil of Jacques-Louis David. While working with Lantéri, Wallis realized her passion for sculpture. Lantéri also taught her the "New Sculpture," which consisted of small scale bronzes of domestic subjects, including women and small animals. While studying at the RCA School of Design she was awarded the RCA Bronze Medal. In 1897, she received the Modeller's Free Scholarship, which allowed her to continue her studies for two more years until she decided to move to Paris.
caption: La Lutte pour la Vie from Collin's Biographical Sketch
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