Richard Hayley Lever, Australian/American 1876-1958 - Sunset; oil on canvas,...

Richard Hayley Lever,
Australian/American 1876-1958 -

Sunset;

oil on canvas, with studio stamp on the reverse of the stretcher 'Richard Hayley Lever W. H. Lane & Son 26th March 1992', 26.5 x 33.3 cm

Provenance:
W. H. Lane & Sons, Studio Sale, 26th March 1992;
Louise Kosman, Edinburgh;
private collection

Note:
the W. H. Lane & Sons sale followed the discovery of a large collection of the artist's works in a studio in St. Ives. As such, this painting is possibly a depiction of St. Ives, as Lever settled there from his native Australia, from 1900-1911 contributing to the artists colony, which was introduced to him by fellow Australian Louis Grier and Julius Olsson who opened a school for Landscape and Marine Painting in St Ives. He made his debut at the Royal Academy of Arts in 1904. After some time, he met Canadian/American artist Ernest Lawson who persuaded him to move to New York where he would continue to paint marine landscapes.

Lever's works are included in museum collections throughout the United States, Europe, and Australia, including the Metropolitan Museum, New York, the Phillips Memorial Gallery, Washington, DC, and the Sydney Art Gallery.