Orientalist Middle Eastern town scene by Noel Leaver

By Leaver, Noel Harry (British, 1889-1951)

£5,500

This luminous watercolour by the esteemed Orientalist artist Noel Harry Leaver portrays a white hot day in a typical North African or Middle Eastern town.

 

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Description

This beautiful, light-filled painting by Noel Harry Leaver is wrought from watercolour heightened with bodycolour on paper, all held within a giltwood frame. The painting portrays an intimate urban scene located at the confluence of several streets; a large mosque predominates, its dome and minaret defining the background, its masses blanched white by the midday sun. Several figures, dressed in Middle Eastern garb, populate the small square in front of the mosque, all beneath the pale blue sky. Leaver was celebrated in his own day, and is celebrated today too, for his Orientalist watercolours of Middle Eastern and North African locales. The present piece is an excellent example of his work.

The painting is signed lower left 'Noel. H. Leaver. A.R.C.A.'

Frame: Height 45.5cm, width 56cm, depth 2cm
Sheet: Height 27cm, width 36.5cm

Details

Artist / Maker
By Leaver, Noel Harry (British, 1889-1951)
Country of Origin
British
Date of Manufacture
Early 20th Century
Period
Early 20th Century
Style
Landscape, Orientalist, Urban Views / Townscapes
Material
Giltwood, Paper, Watercolour
Colour
Blue, Gold, Multi-coloured

Dimensions

Height
45.5 cm / 17.7 inches
Width
56 cm / 22 inches
Depth
2 cm / 0.8 inches

Reference:
16381

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