FREDERIC LEIGHTON’S A TOWN, CAPRI INCLUDED IN LEIGHTON AND LANDSCAPE: IMPRESSIONS OF NATURE AT LEIGHTON HOUSE, LONDON

We are delighted to lend Leighton’s 1859 view of Capri to Leighton House for the exhibition, Leighton and Landscape:  Impressions of Nature.  Leighton, best known for his classical figure paintings such as Flaming June, also painted plein air landscapes – a kind of personal visual diary of his extensive travels to Austria, Algeria, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Lebanon, Morocco, The Netherlands, Scotland, Spain, Switzerland, Syria and Turkey.  An entire room is devoted to Leighton’s views of Capri, a place he truly loved.  Overall, the show is a revelation, showing a side of Leighton not seen before.  And from an art historical perspective, the exhibition reveals the strong influence that French artists, especially Jean Baptiste Camille Corot, had on Leighton as a landscape painter.

The exhibition continues until April 27, 2025, and is accompanied by a fantastic scholarly exhibition catalogue.