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Water Lillies
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BENJAMIN WILLIAMS LEADER, R.A. (BRITISH, 1831-1923)
Water Lillies
signed and dated 'B.W. LEADER. 1915.' (lower right), further signed, inscribed and numbered 'No 4. Water Lillies./B.W. Leader-' (on the reverse) and further signed and inscribed ' "Water Lillies, Thames Village"/B.W. Leader R.A.' (on a label attached to the reverse)
oil on panel
16 x 24 in. (40.7 x 61 cm.)
Water Lillies
signed and dated 'B.W. LEADER. 1915.' (lower right), further signed, inscribed and numbered 'No 4. Water Lillies./B.W. Leader-' (on the reverse) and further signed and inscribed ' "Water Lillies, Thames Village"/B.W. Leader R.A.' (on a label attached to the reverse)
oil on panel
16 x 24 in. (40.7 x 61 cm.)
Provenance
with Henry J. Mullen, Harrogate.
Wargrave Manor, Wargrave, Berks; Knight, Frank & Rutley, 15 June 1966, lot 500.
Wargrave Manor, Wargrave, Berks; Knight, Frank & Rutley, 15 June 1966, lot 500.
Literature
R. Wood, Benjamin Williams Leader, RA 1831-1923: His Life and Paintings, Woodbridge, 1998, p. 131.
Exhibited
London, Royal Academy, 1915, no. 454.
Special notice
This lot is offered without reserve.
Brought to you by
Sarah Reynolds
Specialist, Head of Sale
TO BE SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE