SCOTT LEIGHTON (American 1849-1898)

Description

SCOTT LEIGHTON (American 1849-1898)
In the Barn, c. 1875
Oil on canvas
12in.x 10.25in
Signed and dated lower right: Scott Leighton 187?
Inscribed on verso: In the Barn/ Scott Leighton/ 50/ cas

As a young man, Scott Leighton raised and traded horses to support his art studies, and by 1880 he moved from his hometown of Portland, Maine, to Boston, where he opened a studio. During the 1880s, Leighton achieved fame as a painter of racehorses when Currier & Ives reproduced 30 of his works as lithographs. Although he is best known for his horse paintings, he also produced barnyard scenes showing a variety of animals. Leighton exhibited his works at the Boston Art Club, the National Academy of Design and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. His works are housed in prestigious private and public collections including the Addison Gallery of American Art, MA; the Clark Art Institute, MA; the Phoenix Art Museum, the Portland Museum of Art, ME; and the United States Military Academy, West Point, NY.

Condition: bright green varnish under blacklight, dark vanish but appears to have no inpaint

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