1. A sequence of paintings by Benjamin Williams Leader, who was born in the
city of Worcester in 1831. Leader painted throughout his long life and
enjoyed considerable commercial success from an early age. He worked
in the British Isles and in European countries. He was awarded the
French Legion of Honour in 1889 and was elected a member of the Royal
Academy in 1898. He exhibited at the RA until 1922, when he was 91
years of age. His work can be seen at the Tate Modern, the Victoria and
Albert Museum and the BirminghThe Work of Robert Gallon (1845-1925) who exhibited from 1868 to 1903 in
London, at the Royal Academy from 1873 to1903 and at the British
Institution.
Notes from an auction catalogue: "Gallon painted in a realistic style comparable to Benjamin Williams Leader and George Vicat Cole. A clean fluency of manipulation is a hallmark of Gallon's technique, the brush indicating form with a very smoothly controlled line. The atmosphere of his pictures was most distinctive, with richly coloured skies and filtered warm sunlight touching every corner of the canvas. Many of these fluently detailed pictures gain added immediacy from having been painted entirely 'pein air'.am Museum and Art Gallery.
. The music is the Andante second movement from Ralph Vaughan Williams's "Bucolic Suite", composed in 1900 and recorded for the first time on an Albion Records disc CDLX7289. It is played by the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, conducted by Martin Yates.
2. The Work of Robert Gallon (1845-1925) who exhibited from 1868 to 1903 in London, at the Royal Academy from 1873 to1903 and at the British Institution. Notes from an auction catalogue: "Gallon painted in a realistic style comparable to Benjamin Williams Leader and George Vicat Cole. A clean fluency of manipulation is a hallmark of Gallon's technique, the brush indicating form with a very smoothly controlled line. The atmosphere of his pictures was most distinctive, with richly coloured skies and filtered warm sunlight touching every corner of the canvas. Many of these fluently detailed pictures gain added immediacy from having been painted entirely 'pein air'."
Notes from an auction catalogue: "Gallon painted in a realistic style comparable to Benjamin Williams Leader and George Vicat Cole. A clean fluency of manipulation is a hallmark of Gallon's technique, the brush indicating form with a very smoothly controlled line. The atmosphere of his pictures was most distinctive, with richly coloured skies and filtered warm sunlight touching every corner of the canvas. Many of these fluently detailed pictures gain added immediacy from having been painted entirely 'pein air'.am Museum and Art Gallery.
. The music is the Andante second movement from Ralph Vaughan Williams's "Bucolic Suite", composed in 1900 and recorded for the first time on an Albion Records disc CDLX7289. It is played by the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, conducted by Martin Yates.
2. The Work of Robert Gallon (1845-1925) who exhibited from 1868 to 1903 in London, at the Royal Academy from 1873 to1903 and at the British Institution. Notes from an auction catalogue: "Gallon painted in a realistic style comparable to Benjamin Williams Leader and George Vicat Cole. A clean fluency of manipulation is a hallmark of Gallon's technique, the brush indicating form with a very smoothly controlled line. The atmosphere of his pictures was most distinctive, with richly coloured skies and filtered warm sunlight touching every corner of the canvas. Many of these fluently detailed pictures gain added immediacy from having been painted entirely 'pein air'."
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