This first major exhibition of Frederic Leighton’s small landscape oil sketches, painted en plein air as he travelled.
This first major exhibition of Frederic Leighton’s small landscape oil sketches, painted en plein air as he travelled, reveals the celebrated Victorian artist in a new light. Discover a spontaneous, experimental artist who took the road less well trodden by his contemporaries, documenting the places he encountered. Created between 1856 up until his death in 1896, many of these delicate artworks will be returning to Leighton's house for the first time over 120 years, including new acquisition Bay of Cádiz, Moonlight (1866).
Despite the beauty and significance of Leighton’s landscape sketches, there is little public awareness of them. This exhibition will bring together over 60 of these works from private and public collections to explore the position they occupied in his career, and what they say about him as an artist. Leighton’s landscape sketches connect his art, his travels throughout Europe, South West Asia and North Africa, and his studio-home, bringing together much of what makes Leighton such a fascinating figure.
The exhibition span across three spaces at Leighton House:
The Verey Exhibition Gallery (upstairs)
The Tavolozza Drawings Gallery (basement)
The historic house: The Drawing Room and Leighton's studio
Please note that:
Both the Verey Exhibition Gallery and the historic house are included with Leighton House admission ticket.
The Tavolozza Drawings Gallery is free to visit.
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