William John Leech

William John Leech

Irish · 1881–1968 · Painter

William John Leech was an Irish painter and impressionist. Developed and encouraged by Walter Osborne, Leech came to critical attention for his landscapes and interiors,… (Wikipedia)

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  1. William John Leech, Cemetery Of St-Jeannet, (c.1928) Oil on canvasCemetery Of St-JeannetdeVeres · €75,000≈ $87,255≈ £64,782Sign up to see
  2. William John Leech, UntitledUntitleddeVeres · €70,000≈ $76,671≈ £54,207Sign up to see
  3. MARGUERITESWhyte's · €70,000≈ $70,875≈ £44,612Sign up to see

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  1. William John Leech, Untitled
    Untitled
    19 x 24 cm
    deVeres · · Lot 21
    €4,600≈ $4,899≈ £3,939HammerSign up free to seeEst. €2,500–3,500View at deVeres ↗
  2. William John Leech, Untitled
    Untitled
    65 x 54.5 cm
    deVeres · · Lot 39
    €6,500≈ $6,923≈ £5,566HammerSign up free to seeEst. €6,000–9,000View at deVeres ↗
  3. William John Leech, Untitled
    Untitled
    33 x 23 cm
    deVeres · · Lot 40
    €1,900≈ $2,024≈ £1,627HammerSign up free to seeEst. €2,000–3,000View at deVeres ↗
  4. William John Leech, Untitled
    Untitled
    51 x 61cm
    deVeres · · Lot 95
    €14,000≈ $14,911≈ £11,988HammerSign up free to seeEst. €14,000–18,000View at deVeres ↗
  5. MAY BOTTERELL
    Drawing
    13¼ x 14¼in. (33.66 x 36.20cm)
    Whyte's · · Lot 50
    €800≈ $847≈ £682HammerSign up free to seeEst. €400–600View at Whyte's ↗
  6. HEAD OF A GIRL [A BOTTERELL FAMILY MEMBER]
    Drawing
    11¾ x 9¾in. (29.85 x 24.77cm)
    Whyte's · · Lot 24
    €1,000≈ $1,059≈ £853HammerSign up free to seeEst. €400–600View at Whyte's ↗
  7. BOWL OF FRUIT c.1944
    Oil · Canvas
    20 x 22in. (50.80 x 55.88cm)
    Whyte's · · Lot 17
    €22,000≈ $24,776≈ £19,160HammerSign up free to seeEst. €12,000–15,000View at Whyte's ↗
  8. STEPS OF THE COURS
    Oil · Panel
    9½ x 7¼in. (24.13 x 18.42cm)
    Whyte's · · Lot 96
    €5,000≈ $5,631≈ £4,355HammerSign up free to seeEst. €4,000–6,000View at Whyte's ↗
  9. William John Leech, Untitled
    Untitled
    81 x 61cm
    deVeres · · Lot 45
    €70,000≈ $76,671≈ £54,207HammerSign up free to seeEst. €30,000–50,000View at deVeres ↗
  10. PAINTING IN A GARDEN, c.1940s
    Oil · Canvas
    27 x 21in. (68.58 x 53.34cm)
    Whyte's · · Lot 26
    €18,000≈ $19,042≈ £12,686HammerSign up free to seeEst. €18,000–22,000View at Whyte's ↗

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About William John Leech

William John Leech was an Irish painter and impressionist. Developed and encouraged by Walter Osborne, Leech came to critical attention for his landscapes and interiors, particularly those in Concarneau in Brittany. He is better known today for his works that feature his first wife, Saurin Elizabeth, and which include A Convent Garden, Brittany (1913) and The Sunshade (1913). Leech was once mistakenly attributed as the artist for The Goose Girl. Leech's painted works never achieved the public attention that critics believed they merited, a fact partly attributed – even by Leech himself – to his highly reclusive nature, and also to his need for personal privacy due to his second relationship with May Botterell.

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