PAINTING: 'LITTLE GROVE- ALBANY', LEACH BARKER
c. 1960Image: Watercolour painting of four large Eucalyptus trees and one blackened tree in foreground. Other bushes and trees in middle distance, partly obscuring a large area of water. The background is made up of green and blue hills beyond the water.
Signature: Signed 'Leach Barker' on the lower left side.
Frame: Textured gilt moulding with blue/grey in recesses. Beige mounting card with feature strip patterned in silver, copper and dark green. Fine black lines either side of feature strip.
Reverse: Stickers on backing board read: 1) Art Heritage Framing. 2) Notice of acid-free mounting board. 3) 30 x 23-1/4, 2040, on back in pencil.
Leach Barker (1897-1967) son of painter, John Barker. Leach Barker was born in England in 1897. He served in New Guinea in World War II, but when he was invalided on a war pension he took up painting watercolours seriously. He was a member of the Perth Society of Artists and taught in Albany. Barker died in 1967. His work is represented in the Art Gallery of Western Australia and regional galleries.
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Leach Barker
Leach Barker was a Western Australian artist whose works were donated to the City of Subiaco, via the Library, by WA Art collector and patron of the arts Claude Hotchin.
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