Kit Leese - Framed 1979 Gouache The Long Barn

Description

A striking depiction of a long timber barn in arable fields by British artist Kit Leese. Leese has applied gouache painted in a streak like motion and then introduced sgraffito to create this rural landscape with a modern twist. The painting has been signed and dated by the artist to the lower right. Well-presented in an attractive wood frame with a new card mount. On paper.

Condition

In fine condition.

Size

18.5 x 26cm (7.3" x 10.2")
Framed Size: 31 x 38.5cm (12.2" x 15.2")

Artist Biography

Kit Leese was born on Nottingham shortly before his family relocated to Suffolk where he was raised. Leese was greatly inspired by the Suffolk countryside and is a recurring theme in his paintings and prints. In the mid-90's he exhibited three times at Hayletts Gallery in Essex between 1989 and 1993.


Other exhibitions include shows at Darcy Gallery, the Aldeburgh Gallery, Swan House Gallery in Harwich, George Farnham Gallery, Saxmundham and the Sentinel Gallery, Wivenhoe.