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Clare Leighton (British/American, 1898-1989)

Clare Leighton (British/American, 1898 - 1989) was born in London and attended the Slade School of Fine Art. She began as a painter, but soon after leaving Slade was introduced to wood engraving, the medium that would be her primary means of expression for the rest of her career. Leighton traveled extensively and found that throughout these different locales, she felt the strongest affinity with the rural worker. In her works they are humble, yet gifted and whether stomping grapes or washing clothes, each trade becomes its own form of art. The simple, honest lines of her engravings reflect the character of the workers. By idealizing the worker in this way, Leighton combined politics with aestheticism. In the years leading up to the second World War, Leighton wrote and illustrated a number of books from her home Four Hedges in Monks Risborough: The Farmer’s Year (1933) a chronicle through twelve months of life on the land; Four Hedges (1935) a personal account of a year in the garden of her own home; and Country Matters (1937) a celebration of English rural life. In 1939 she moved to the United States and exectued several commissions for illustrations before turning to stained glass compositions toward the end of her life.

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  The Footbridge
  Wood engraving illustration from Under the Greenwood Tree by Thomas Hardy. Signed in pencil, Edition: 11/30. Reference: Boston Public Library #464.
  4-7/8 x 2-3/8 inches.
  30444c
  $250
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  In the Wood
  Wood engraving illustration from Under the Greenwood Tree by Thomas Hardy. Signed in pencil, Edition: 11/30. Reference: Boston Public Library #473.
  2-3/4 x 2-1/2 inches.
  30445c
  SOLD
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  Dawn in the Train to Mostar
  Plate XIX from Woodcuts: Examples of the Work of Clare Leighton. Wood engraving, block date 1926. Edition: 427/450. Published by Longmans, Green & Co. in 1930. Reference: BPL 30. Toned. Individual prints unsigned, book signed in ink the the colophon.
  5-3/4 x 7-1/2 inches.
  25994
  $100
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  The Shepherd
  Plate XXVII from Woodcuts: Examples of the Work of Clare Leighton. Wood engraving, block date 1927. Edition: 427/450. Published by Longmans, Green & Co. in 1930. Reference: BPL 51. Toned. Individual prints unsigned, book signed in ink the the colophon.
  3-1/2 x2-3/4 inches.
  26002
  $95
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  Turning the Plow
  Plate XI from Woodcuts: Examples of the Work of Clare Leighton. Wood engraving, block date 1926. Edition: 427/450. Published by Longmans,Green & Co. in 1930. Reference: BPL 24. Individual prints unsigned, book signed in ink the the colophon. Toned.
  6-1/2 x 4-3/4 inches.
  25986
  $120
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  Loading Ponies, Dalmatia
  Plate XXIII from Woodcuts: Examples of the Work of Clare Leighton. Wood engraving, block date 1927. Edition: 427/450. Published by Longmans, Green & Co. in 1930. Reference: BPL 38. Individual prints unsigned, book signed in ink the the colophon. Toned.
  8-3/8 x 6-3/16 inches.
  25998
  $120
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  Spinners, Dalmatia
  Plate VII from Woodcuts: Examples of the Work of Clare Leighton. Wood engraving, block date 1926. Edition: 427/450. Published by Longmans, Green & Co. in 1930. Reference: BPL 31. Individual prints unsigned, book signed in ink the the colophon. Toned.
  6-1/2 x 4-3/4 inches.
  25995
  $120
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  Loading the Boat
  Illustration for The Bridge of San Luis Rey by Thorton Wilder. Plate XXXIII from Woodcuts: Examples of the Work of Clare Leighton. Wood engraving, block date 1929. Edition: 427/450. Published by Longmans, Green & Co. in 1930. Reference: BPL 142. Individual prints unsigned, book signed in ink the the colophon. Toned.
  4-1/4 x 3-2/4 inches.
  26008
  $90
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  Malthouse
  Plate I from Woodcuts: Examples of the Work of Clare Leighton. Wood engraving, block date 1923. Edition: 427/450. Published by Longmans, Green & Co. in 1930. Reference: BPL 1. Individual prints unsigned, book signed in ink the the colophon. Toned.
  7 x 5 inches.
  25976
  $120
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  Threshing
  Plate X from Woodcuts: Examples of the Work of Clare Leighton. Wood engraving, block date 1926. Edition: 427/450. Published by Longmans, Green & Co. in 1930. Reference: BPL 23. Individual prints unsigned, book signed in ink the the colophon. Toned.
  6-1/2 x 4-5/8 inches.
  25985
  $120
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  Barges
  Plate III from Woodcuts: Examples of the Work of Clare Leighton. Wood engraving, block date 1924. Edition: 427/450. Published by Longmans, Green & Co. in 1930. Reference: BPL 6. Individual prints unsigned, book signed in ink the the colophon. Toned.
  5-1/8 x 6-1/8 inches.
  25978
  $120
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  Milking
  Plate IX from Woodcuts: Examples of the Work of Clare Leighton. Wood engraving, block date 1926. Edition: 427/450. Published by Longmans, Green & Co. in 1930. Reference: BPL 25. Individual prints unsigned, book signed in ink the the colophon. Toned.
  6-1/2 x 4-5/8 inches.
  25984
  $120
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  Washing the Boat, Toulon
  Plate VI from Woodcuts: Examples of the Work of Clare Leighton. Wood engraving, block date 1925. Edition: 427/450. Published by Longmans, Green & Co. in 1930. Reference: BPL 13. Individual prints unsigned, book signed in ink the the colophon. Toned.
  5-1/2 x 7-1/2 inches.
  25981
  $100
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  Umbrella Menders, Toulon
  Plate XIII from Woodcuts: Examples of the Work of Clare Leighton. Wood engraving, block date 1926. Edition: 427/450. Published by Longmans, Green & Co. in 1930. Reference: BPL 28. Individual prints unsigned, book signed in ink the the colophon. Toned.
  6-1/2 x 4-3/4 inches.
  25988
  $120
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  The Calf Auction
  Plate VII from Woodcuts: Examples of the Work of Clare Leighton. Wood engraving, block date 1924. Edition: 427/450. Published by Longmans, Green & Co. in 1930. Reference: BPL 7. Individual prints unsigned, book signed in ink the the colophon. Toned.
  7-3/8 x 5-3/16 inches.
  25977
  $120
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  Vegetable Sellers, Toulon
  Plate XIV from Woodcuts: Examples of the Work of Clare Leighton. Wood engraving, block date 1926. Edition: 427/450. Published by Longmans, Green & Co. in 1930. Reference: BPL 29. Individual prints unsigned, book signed in ink the the colophon. Toned.
  6-1/2 x 5-3/4 inches.
  25989
  $120
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  Monk with Cactus
  Illustration for The Bridge of San Luis Rey by Thorton Wilder. Plate XXXII from Woodcuts: Examples of the Work of Clare Leighton. Wood engraving, block date 1929. Edition: 427/450. Published by Longmans, Green & Co. in 1930. Individual prints unsigned, book signed in ink the the colophon. Toned.
  4-1/4 x 3-1/16 inches.
  26007
  $90
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  Sitting
  Illustration for Return of the Native. Plate XXXVIII from Woodcuts: Examples of the Work of Clare Leighton. Wood engraving, block date 1929. Edition: 427/450. Published by Longmans, Green & Co. in 1930. Individual prints unsigned, book signed in ink the the colophon. Toned.
  4-15/16 x 3-3/4 inches.
  26003
  $100
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  Gipsies, Damatia or Jugo-slaw Gipsies
  Plate VII from Woodcuts: Examples of the Work of Clare Leighton. Wood engraving, block date 1927. Edition: 427/450. Published by Longmans, Green & Co. in 1930. Individual prints unsigned, book signed in ink the the colophon. Toned.
  6-1/2 x 4-3/4 inches.
  25999
  $120
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  Treading Grapes
  Plate XXXI from Woodcuts: Examples of the Work of Clare Leighton. Wood engraving, block date 1928. Edition: 427/450. Published by Longmans, Green & Co. in 1930. Individual prints unsigned, book signed in ink the the colophon. Reference: BPL 56. Toned.
  7-7/16 x 9 inches.
  26006
  $125
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  Roadmakers, Dalmatia
  Plate XXI from Woodcuts: Examples of the Work of Clare Leighton. Wood engraving, block date 1927. Edition: 427/450. Published by Longmans, Green & Co. in 1930. Individual prints unsigned, book signed in ink the the colophon. Reference: BPL 36. Toned.
  6 x 8 inches.
  25996
  $120