Anton Lock

Who was Anton Lock?

Anton Lock (British 1893-1979) was the son of Albert Lock (an inspector of Army clothing) and his wife Matilda.

Painter, illustrator, etcher and wood engraver, he was a pupil of Sickert at the Westminster School of Art (1910-12) and later at the Bolt Court School of Lithography (1912-14) He exhibited at the Leger Galleries, London in the 1930s and was a contemporary of Blampied and Nicolson. Like them he features the horse in much of his work. He illustrated several books with pastoral and hunting themes. He lived in London and exhibited widely in the UK and Paris.