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Hayley Lever Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

American, 1876-1958

Hayley Lever arrived in England at the turn of the century and worked and studied for a few years before settling down in the Cornwall village of St. Ives, a picturesque fishing port in southern England. He became an essential member of the artist's colony and produced an extensive body of work, predominantly fishing vessels, marines, seascapes, and port scenes. A prolific artist, Lever submitted his work to competitions in England, France, and even to America, receiving several prestigious awards. He also traveled to various countries in Europe, sketching wherever he went. Many of his most compelling works were done in the south of England and the port villages of Douarnenez and Concarneau in Brittany, directly across the English Channel from St. Ives. American artists occasionally visited St. Ives and Lever befriended Ernest Lawson, who greatly admired his work. Lawson persuaded Lever to emigrate to America, and he arrived in New York in 1912 with his family. Lever soon discovered the New England coast, where he began to paint the fishing fleets of Gloucester and the elegant yachts of Marblehead, producing scenes that became popular in the New York art market. Major galleries such as William Macbeth, Ferargil, and Daniel and Rehn gave him exhibitions, and he continued to gather awards including a gold medal at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition, San Francisco, in 1915. The National Arts Club honored him with a life membership, and he was elected as a member of the National Academy. From 1919–31, Lever taught life classes and still life painting at the Art Students' League of New York. He also maintained a summer studio in Gloucester in the 1920s from which he traveled to Nantucket, Martha's Vineyard, and the Canadian maritime provinces, producing many spectacular marines. Lever's paintings and watercolors are in numerous museum collections throughout the United States, Europe, and Australia, including the Metropolitan Museum in New York, the Phillips Memorial Gallery in Washington, DC, and the Sydney Art Gallery, in Australia.

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Artist: Hayley Lever
St. Ives Harbor, Cornwall, England — British Post-Impressionism
By Hayley Lever
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
An early 20th-century Hayley Lever watercolor depicting fishing boats docked at the St. Ives Harbor, Cornwall, England. A fine, spontaneous rendering on watercolor paper, with fresh ...
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Early 1900s Impressionist Hayley Lever Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

'After the Storm' — Coastal Brittany, Post-Impressionism
By Hayley Lever
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Hayley Lever, 'After the Storm', also 'Sunny Afternoon', watercolor on watercolor paper, the full sheet, the image extending to the sheet edges; in very good condition. Signed 'Hayle...
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Early 1900s Impressionist Hayley Lever Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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St. Austrell, Cornwall, England
By Hayley Lever
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
A turn of the century view of the town of St. Austrell, Cornwall, in the morning mist of southern England. A beautifully subtle work, in muted earth tones, on buff wove drawing paper...
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Early 1900s Impressionist Hayley Lever Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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'St. Astruell, England' — British Post-Impressionism
By Hayley Lever
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Hailey Lever, 'St. Astruell, England', watercolor, 1910. Signed in pencil, lower right. Titled and dated on the original inside mat. A fine spontaneous work, with fresh colors, on cr...
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1930s Post-Impressionist Hayley Lever Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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"East Gloucester, Massachusetts' — Cape Ann Regionalism
By Hayley Lever
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Hailey Lever, 'East Gloucester, Massachusetts', watercolor, c. 1930. Signed 'HL' in pencil, lower left. A fine, spontaneous watercolor with fresh colors on off-white watercolor paper...
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1930s Impressionist Hayley Lever Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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'Fenway Park, Boston' — New England Post-Impressionism
By Hayley Lever
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Hailey Lever 'Fenway Park, Boston', watercolor, c. 1920. Signed and titled in pencil, lower left. A fine, spontaneous work, with fresh, undiminished colors...
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1920s Impressionist Hayley Lever Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

"St. Ives in the Evening"
By Hayley Lever
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Jim’s of Lambertville is proud to offer this artwork. Signed and dated lower right. Hayley Lever (1876-1958) Hayley Lever's exceptional career path took him from the shores of ...
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1910s American Impressionist Hayley Lever Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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