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William Leech, R.H.A.
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- William Leech, R.H.A.
- A Lawn
- signed l.r. (in pencil): Leech; titled, signed and inscribed with artist's Hampstead address on label attached to the reverse
- oil on panel
- 37.5 by 45.5cm., 14¾ by 18in.
Provenance
Gifted by the artist to Mrs Mary Murray Fuller, A.R.H.A.;
Thence by family descent to the present owner
Thence by family descent to the present owner
Condition
The board appears to be sound and the work in good original condition. There is an unfinished landscape sketch verso.
Under ultraviolet light there appears to be no signs of retouching.
Held in a dark stained and gilt composite frame.
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"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
The present work is a view from No. 4 Steele's studio, Hampstead, which Leech rented from 1927 (C. R. W. Nevinson occupied the neighbouring studios 1A and 1B in the 1930s until his death in 1942). The painting belongs to a series of still-lifes of flowers on the windowsill, the perspective angling down to the garden, which occupied Leech in the 30s. The strongest influence at this time was the Bloomsbury painters, Duncan Grant, Vanessa Bell and Roger Fry. Denise Ferran has observed, 'the vivacity and luminosity which he had captured in his Tunisian and French landscapes were channeled into still lifes, interiors and flowers in sunlit window-sills' (Ferran, Leech: an Irish Painter Abroad, 1996, p.81). The bird bath seen here moved with Leech to Candy Cottage, West Clandon, Surrey in 1958 where he later lived.