Frederic, Lord Leighton, P.R.A., R.W.S. (1830-1896)

Coffee house in Algiers

Details

Frederic, Lord Leighton, P.R.A., R.W.S. (1830-1896)
Coffee house in Algiers
oil on canvas
12 x 15¾ in. (30.5 x 40 cm.)

Provenance

Douglas Freshfield; Christie's, London, 2 November 1934, lot 67 (1 of 3 in the lot, 16 gns to Lowry).
with Christopher Wood, London.
Private collection, Switzerland.
Anonymous Sale; Christie's, London, 5 March 1993, lot 92, where purchased by the present owner.

Literature

L. and R. Ormond, Lord Leighton, London, 1975, p. 176, no. 459.

Exhibited

Possibly London, Royal Society of British Artists, 1872, no. 260, as 'An Arab Cafe; Algiers'.
London, Royal Academy, Works by the late Lord Leighton of Stretton, Winter 1897, no. 141.

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Descriptif du lot

Leighton made frequent trips abroad in the winter, for the sake of his health. He visited Algiers in 1857 and again in 1895. As in so many of his architectural sketches, he remained fascinated by the interplay of space and the fall of light.

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