Figures gathering apples

Details

Frederic, Lord Leighton, P.R.A., R.W.S. (1830-1896)
Figures gathering apples
black chalk, heightened with white, on buff paper
3½ x 5 in. (8.9 x 12.7 cm.)

Provenance

with The Maas Gallery, London, 1979.

Exhibited

London, The Maas Gallery, Victorian Paintings, Drawings and Watercolours, 19 March - 6 April 1979, no. 69.
London, The Maas Gallery, Victorian Paintings, Drawings and Watercolours, 26 November - 20 December 1979, no. 68.

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Sale room notice

It has been suggested that the landscape depicted is that of Monte Pellgrino, close to Palermo.

Please note the illustration is larger than the drawings actual size.

Lot Essay

The drawing appears to be a sketch for an otherwise unrecorded painting or decorative design. Stylistically the drawing bears comparison with some of Albert Moore's compositional studies, an affinity that reflects its Aesthetic character.

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