Charles Edward John Leslie (British, 1839-1886). "Ben Lawyers from Lach Drunkie", c. 1880s. Oil on canvas. Plaque with artist & title. Dimensions: 12" x 24". Canvas manufacturer stamp verso & Christies East stamp verso.Charles Leslie was a British landscape painter. One of the better-known painters of the Scottish and Welsh moorland scenes, Leslie was one of the first painters of this subject in the Victorian tradition. He gave the landscape a much more commercial appeal with the focus being on balance, content and light. Leslie would cast warm or open skies over his landscapes with still waters. Leslie exhibited at the Royal Academy from 1856 to 1862 as well as at the British Institute, Suffolk Street and elsewhere. For those knowing the Scottish geography this image is of as Small freshwater loch in the Trossachs near Aberfoyle in the Sterling council area, Scotland. The highest mountain in the Breadalbane region of the Scottish Highland and one of Scotland’s most popular peaks. It is also renowned for its artic-alpine flora, and is a National Nature Reserve. It is owned by the National Trust. This painting is from the Thomas and Teresa Russell collection of overlooked American region artists assembled in the 1970’s.

Good

16 x 28 in

4 lb