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Thursday October 12th 2006 This event has concluded. |
| Where | Cambridge Art Gallery - 200 South 26th Street - Santa Monica, CA | | Map Link | Maps | | Time | 7:30 PM - | | Info | 310-451-2888 | | Organization Home | www.cambridgeartgallery.com/ | | Event Page Link | Event Page |
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| Event Description |
Cambridge Art Gallery presents an exhibition of paintings by noted Victorian-era British landscape painter, Benjamin Williams Leader (1831-1923). Known for his archetypical natural scenes and striking atmospheric effects, Leader was widely admired in his time. Upon his election to the Royal Academy of Arts, The Art Journal acclaimed Leader "one of the most truly national painters the British Isles have ever produced" (1898).
On view from October 12 through November 30, 2006, the Cambridge Art Gallery exhibition presents the largest known collection of Leader's paintings in the world today. Two public openings are set for Thursday, October 12 and Saturday, October 14 from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Each will feature a 7:30 pm. lecture by distinguished scholar, Ruth Wood M.A., author of Benjamin Williams Leader, R.A., His Life and Paintings (Antique Collectors' Club, 1998).
Widely collected in England and represented in the collections of all the top British Museums — including the Tate Gallery, the Victoria and Albert Museum and the Royal Academy of Arts — Leader remains little-known in the U.S. Determined to introduce this overlooked master to American collectors, Cambridge Art Gallery President, Amanda E. Shore, has brought together exquisite examples of Leader's work in this first U.S. exhibition devoted to the artist. In addition, the gallery has produced a full-color, scholarly catalogue with an essay and provenance for each piece. Says Shore of her enthusiasm for the painter, "Leader captured the truth of nature. No other landscape painter of the Victorian era captivated an audience like Benjamin Williams Leader." | | About |
Cambridge Art Gallery
Cambridge Art Gallery has the finest collection of museum quality 19th Century paintings and sculptures by noted and historically important artists.
We embark upon a journey to help the beginning collector as well as the more sophisticated connoisseur by providing an educational experience which parallels an ongoing commitment to offer only the finest paintings at the best values.
Through careful extensive research we are constantly locating new works of art for our valued clientele. Cambridge Art Gallery offers work in a broad spectrum of subject matter; portraits, landscapes, still-life, and genre scenes, with works ranging from the modest to the ultimate masterpiece.
We provide the following services: Custom framing. Research for personal collections. Corporate Art Collection services. Insurance Appraisals. Buy and sell Estate Collections. |  | | | |
