WILLIAM LEIGHTON LEITCH 1804 MISENEUM POMPEII ITALY OIL VERY RARE PAINTING 36x28 POMPEII LANDSCAPE $82K HIGH Start Price USD 3,499.00 Current Price USD 3,499.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price USD 3,999.00 Reserve Price - Start Time Friday, July 11, 2008 End Time Monday, July 21, 2008 Location fl See more about 'WILLIAM LEIGHTON LEITCH 1804 MISENEUM POMPEII ITALY OIL' Description MUSEUM QUALITY OIL A VIEW FROM THE TOWN OF MISENEUM CLOSE TO POMPEII ITALY. TOP AUCTION RESULT IS OVER $82,000 FOR THIS SUBJECT. (SEE BELOW) AND HIS SECOND HIGHEST AUCTION RESULT WAS FOR AN ATTRIBUTED VERSION THAT WAS SOLD FOR OVER $73,0000 (SEE BELOW) STARTING IN 1842 LEITCH GAVE WATERCOLOR LESSONS TO QUEEN VICTORIA AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE ROYAL FAMILY. ALSO EXHIBITED AT THE ROYAL ACADEMY WILLIAM LEITCH'S WORKS OF ART ARE BECOMING INCREASINGLY HARDER TO FIND AND AS A RESULT ARE COMMANDING HIGH AUCTION PRICES IN TODAYS MARKET.FANTASTIC SIZE 36" x 28" MAGNIFICENTLY FRAMED SIGNED AND DATED. ARTIST: William Leighton Leitch (BRITISH, 1804-1883) CONDITION REPORT: Very Good Condition. no rips or tears paint is not flaking and in good stable condition. varnish is even. TITLE: "The town of Miseneum close to Pompeii" On August 24, in 79 A.D., the citizens of Pompeii, in what is now Italy, woke up to a warm, sunny day. Some probably went to sit outside their beautiful villas to sit and admire the fruit trees, ornamental wall paintings, and statues in their enclosed gardens. Many of the villas overlooked the sparkling Bay of Naples. Businesses were opening and some were already bustling with activity. But life in Pompeii ended abruptly that morning when nearby Mount Vesuvius erupted. Pompeii and the neighboring town of Herculaneum were destroyed. More than 2,000 people were suffocated by the gas and ash that spewed from Vesuvius and covered Pompeii or by the lavaMolten rock that occurs at the surface of Earth, usually through volcanic eruptions. flow of molten rock that leveled Herculaneum. Pliny the Younger, a Roman historian, saw the terrible event from the nearby town of Miseneum and wrote the first written, eyewitness account of a volcano's eruption. Today Vesuvius is still an active volcanoA conical mountain or dome of lava, ash, and cinders that forms around a vent leading to molten rock deep within Earth., a conical or domelike mountain of lava, ash, and cinders that forms around a vent leading to molten rock deep within Earth. When volcanoes erupt, they literally blow their top, ejecting tons of rock and debris into the air, as well as sending clouds of toxic gases and steam and rivers of lava down the sides of the mountain. MEDIUM AND SIZE: Oil on canvas 36" x 28" 91.4 cm x 71.1 cm FRAME AND SIZE: IN A BEAUTIFUL OLD HEAVY IMPRESSIONIST WOOD CARVED GOLD FRAME. SIZE: 43" x 35 1/2" SIGNED: YES: Lower left and dated indistinctly. AS CATALOGED signature does not fluoresce. ARTIST INFO William Leighton Leitch (1804–1883) was a Scottish landscape painter. Leitch began his career as an apprentice to a sign painter in Glasgow. In 1824, he became a scene painter at the Glasgow Theatre Royal. He continued this after he moved to London in 1830. He later traveled to Italy and Sicily area where he stayed for several years and was introduced to aristocratic families. At this time, he produced watercolor and oil paintings of the Alban Hills landscape. Starting in 1842 Leitch gave drawing and watercolor lessons to Queen Victoria and other members of the royal family. Leitch was an influence on the Hungarian painter, Miklós Barabás. In 1862, he was elected to the New Society of Painters in Watercolours and he served as Vice–President for twenty years. Between 1833 and 1861 he exhibited at the Royal Academy. William Leighton Leitch Title The villa of Lucullus at Miseneum Medium oil on canvas Size 58 x 63 in. / 147.2 x 159.9 cm. Misc. Inscribed Sale Of Christie's London: Wednesday, November 23, 2005 [Lot 77] British Pictures 1500-1850 Estimate 15,000 - 20,000 BP (US$ 26,595 - 35,460) Sold For 48,000 BP (82,758 US$) PREMIUM Attributed To William Leighton Leitch Title An extensive Italianate landscape Medium oil on canvas Size 58.7 x 89 in. / 149 x 226 cm. Sale Of Sotheby's London: Thursday, November 23, 2006 [Lot 99] Important British Paintings (1500-1850) Estimate 8,000 - 12,000 BP (US$ 15,094 - 22,641) Sold For 38,400 BP (73,846 US$) PREMIUM ARTANTIQUES SELLS HIGH QUALITY ART AT WHOLESALE PRICES FROM OUR EXTENSIVE COLLECTION AND FROM THE PRIVATE COLLECTIONS OF OUR CLIENTS AND VARIOUS ESTATES! 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