Elwin Hawthorne

Elwin Hawthorne (1905–1954) was a British painter, and part of the so-called East London Group. He was often described as an English Utrillo. and was survived by his wife, Lilian (ne Leahy; they married in 1937 and she died in 1996 ), who was also an East London Group artist, and their two children. By the time of his death, aged 49, he had become so disenchanted with the art world that he had used one of his paintings, on board, as a shelf in a coal bunker. It was later recovered by his wife. HIs estate at probate was worth £1442 8s.

The author David Buckman has described him as:

A number of Hawthorne's works are in public collections in the United Kingdom, including Manchester Art Gallery, the Laing Art Gallery, Ulster Museum, St. Anne's College (University of Oxford), Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum, Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums, Herbert Art Gallery & Museum, Camden Local Studies and Archives Centre, and the Harris Museum & Art Gallery.