Charles Leslie 19th C. Oil Windermere

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We are pleased to offer for sale this large oil on canvas by the artist CHARLES LESLIE, who has signed the painting Charles Leslie Sen. in the lower right hand corner, dated it 1885 and inscribed it verso on the stretcher Windermere. Windermere is the largest lake in the Lake District in Cumbria. The painting depicts a shepherd looking down on his flock of sheep on the slopes below. The artist has captured the sun's rays reflecting on the still waters of the lake. As is typical of the work of this artist, the whole painting is executed in great detail.

CHARLES LESLIE, was a landscape painter, who specialised in Welsh and Scottish scenes. He lived on Wimbledon Common and flourished between 1835 and 1863, when he was exhibiting, although he was still painting in 1882, only eight years before he died in 1890. He exhibited 5 works at the Royal Academy between 1856 and 1862, 3 at the British Institution, 16 at Suffolk Street and 24 at various other London exhibitions. His biographical information is available in The Dictionary of Victorian Painters by Christopher Wood and his exhibition history in Graves Dictionary.

Auctions prices achieved for works by this artist are available at artprice.com (268 listings), artnet.com (222) and findartinfo.com (102). Please also see Hislop's Guide to the UK Art Market. A pair of paintings the same size as this one, achieved £2,006 in Germany in September 2008, another pair made £1,000 at Mallams in Oxford in January 2008, a single 12"x24" achieved £620 at Keys in Norfolk in November 2007 and a pair of 10" x 17" made £1,550 at Sworders in July 2007.

The painting is framed in an ornate 3 1/2" gilt frame and is ready to hang.

Medium Oils on canvas
PriceSOLD DimensionsImage size 31 1/2" x 17 3/4" - 80cm x 45cm Frame size 38 7/8" x 25" - 98.75cm x 63.5cm Category Antique Pictures / Engravings / Art > Antique Oil Paintings Date 1885 Late 19th Century Antiques Material Oil Painting on Canvas Origin English Artist Charles Leslie Condition Condition Very good. The canvas is in clean condition and has three small patch repairs as shown which are not visible from the front. There is some craquelure and faint stretcher marks commensurate with age. The frame is in very good condition. Item code as237a048 Status Sold

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