FREDERIC, LORD LEIGHTON (BRITISH 1830-1896), A STUDY OF ROCKS

FREDERIC, LORD LEIGHTON (BRITISH 1830-1896) A STUDY OF ROCKS Oil on panel Bears later inscription with provenance (verso) 12.5 x 20cm (4¾ x 7¾in.) Provenance: The collection of the artist His posthumous sale, Christie's, Catalogue of the Remaining Works and the Collection of Ancient & Modern Pictures and Water-colour Drawings of the Late Right Honourable Lord Leighton of Stretton, 11 July 1896, lot 148, where purchased by Mrs Russell Barrington (1841-1933). Emilie Isabel Barrington (1841-1933) was a British biographer, artist, and novelist. Barrington formed a friendship with one of Frederic Leighton's sisters, and went on to write the first major biography of the artist: Life, Letters, and Works of Frederic Leighton (1906). After Leighton's death in 1896, Barrington was instrumental in establishing Leighton House as a museum and she acted as President of the Leighton House Society. Condition Report: The panel is providing good support. Occasional superficial scratches and tiny flecks of paint loss but the surface is otherwise stable. Inspection under UV reveals some scattered areas of retouching, most notably a section to the centre of the left edge and to the darker pigments. The image presents a slightly uneven varnish and light surface dirt but presents well overall. It appears ready to hang. Condition Report Disclaimer, FREDERIC, LORD LEIGHTON (BRITISH 1830-1896), A STUDY OF ROCKS, FREDERIC, LORD LEIGHTON (BRITISH 1830-1896) A STUDY OF ROCKS Oil on panel Bears later inscription with provenance (verso) 12.5 x 20cm (4¾ x 7¾in.) Provenance: The collection of the artist His posthumous sale, Christie's, Catalogue of the Remaining Works and the Collection of Ancient & Modern Pictures and Water-colour Drawings of the Late Right Honourable Lord Leighton of Stretton, 11 July 1896, lot 148, where purchased by Mrs Russell Barrington (1841-1933). Emilie Isabel Barrington (1841-1933) was a British biographer, artist, and novelist. Barrington formed a friendship with one of Frederic Leighton's sisters, and went on to write the first major biography of the artist: Life, Letters, and Works of Frederic Leighton (1906). After Leighton's death in 1896, Barrington was instrumental in establishing Leighton House as a museum and she acted as President of the Leighton House Society. Provenance:, Catalogue of the Remaining Works and the Collection of Ancient & Modern Pictures and Water-colour Drawings of the Late Right Honourable Lord Leighton of Stretton, Life, Letters, and Works of Frederic Leighton, Condition Report:, The panel is providing good support. Occasional superficial scratches and tiny flecks of paint loss but the surface is otherwise stable. Inspection under UV reveals some scattered areas of retouching, most notably a section to the centre of the left edge and to the darker pigments. The image presents a slightly uneven varnish and light surface dirt but presents well overall. It appears ready to hang. Condition Report Disclaimer

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