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Lot Essay
Coastal scenes became an important part of Benjamin Leader's repertoire from 1887. At first, they depicted the unspoilt sandy bays of Cardiganshire and Caernarvonshire in Wales where the artist, accompanied by his family, spent 'working' holidays. When he moved in 1889 from his birth county of Worcestershire, in the West Midlands of England, to Burrows Cross in Surrey (south of London), the coastal resort of Littlehampton, West Sussex, became a favoured holiday destination for the Leader family during the summer. Here the artist captured on canvas the resort, and its environs, as it was in his day.
In this painting, exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1912, Leader has captured on canvas an idyllic summer morning when the sea gently laps upon the sandy beach. Figures stroll among the deep undulating sand dunes, festooned with sea grasses and blue thistles, which separates the sea from a golf links course.
We would like to thank Ruth Wood for her help in preparing this catalogue entry and confirming the authenticity of this work.
In this painting, exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1912, Leader has captured on canvas an idyllic summer morning when the sea gently laps upon the sandy beach. Figures stroll among the deep undulating sand dunes, festooned with sea grasses and blue thistles, which separates the sea from a golf links course.
We would like to thank Ruth Wood for her help in preparing this catalogue entry and confirming the authenticity of this work.