English Oil Painting on Canvas, by George Dunlop Leslie, 1861, Framed

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“The Gleaners”, by George Dunlop Leslie, 1861, renowned British painter (1835-1921). It is signed and dated on the lower left. … more “The Gleaners”, by George Dunlop Leslie, 1861, renowned British painter (1835-1921). It is signed and dated on the lower left. Purchased from Sotheby’s London in 1995 and displayed in the artist’s former home “Riverside” in Wallingford, UK. Painting recently moved to the United States and is now available for private sale.

“… where a group of artists flourished known as the ‘St John’s Wood Clique’. George Leslie was a member of this group along with Philip Calderon, William F Yeames, Henry Stacey Marks,, and George A Storey. The Clique met every Saturday to draw a given subject and the work was reviewed by the other members. Their main interest was in history painting but, while this was a strong theme in George’s work at this time, it was not his only interest. ‘The Gleaners’ (1861) dates from this period and is now in a private collection. It is not obviously historical (the costume is roughly contemporary), but we can still see his fathers influence in the counter–change of light and dark – the man, dark against the sky and the lady, light against the tree and so on.” - from “Victorian Artists of Wallingford” by Anthony Wilder. less