Skip to main content

William Robinson Leigh Figurative Paintings

American, 1866-1955
William R. Leigh was born in Berkeley County, West Virginia in 1866 and spent his boyhood on a farm. At the age of fourteen he was sent to the Maryland Institute in Baltimore to begin his art training. Although from a very poor family, he managed to spend twelve years in Europe where he studied at the Royal Academy in Munich, Germany. Upon returning to the United States he opened a studio in New York and did illustrations for "Scribner's Magazine". It was not until he was forty years old that he was able to see the West which had occupied his thoughts for such a long time. His bold use of color depicted the clear light and brilliant hues of the West as he saw it. It was during this phase of his career that he came to be known as the "Sagebrush Rembrandt". In 1921 Leigh married Ethel Traphagen, a women's clothing designer, and together they established the successful Traphagen School of Fashion in New York City. In 1926 and 1928 he made two trips to Africa. On these trips he did many paintings of big game, and returning to New York he did the backgrounds for animal habitat groups. He painted in the Southwest nearly every summer between 1912 and 1926. His style was realistic and his palette invariably had the Southwestern hues of soft pinks, reds, yellows and purples. In fact, his critics who knew little of the Southwest accused him of fabricating the colors. He died in 1955.
to
1
Overall Width
to
Overall Height
to
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
509
313
283
234
1
Artist: William Robinson Leigh
New York Street Scene, Collier's Weekly Magazine Story
New York Street Scene, Collier's Weekly Magazine Story

New York Street Scene, Collier's Weekly Magazine Story

By William Robinson Leigh

Located in Fort Washington, PA

Date: 1898 Medium: Oil on Canvas Dimensions: 21.00" x 34.00" Signature: Signed Lower Left Exhibited: The Triumph of Winter, National Arts Club, New York, December 16, 2013- January ...

Category

1890s William Robinson Leigh Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Related Items
French school Luminous Provence mediterranean landscape oil painting Signed
French school Luminous Provence mediterranean landscape oil painting Signed

French school Luminous Provence mediterranean landscape oil painting Signed

Located in Zofingen, AG

➡️ Landscape Luminous Mediterranean ⬅️ ⏩It is signed Mieutaud⏪ ⭐Medium:⭐ Oil on canvas ⭐Technique: ⭐Impasto painting with expressive brushwork. ⭐Size:⭐46x55cm /18.1x21.7 inch w...

Category

1930s Post-Impressionist William Robinson Leigh Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gesso, Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars

Morning Symphony, Figurative Art, Portrait, Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Morning Symphony, Figurative Art, Portrait, Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang

Morning Symphony, Figurative Art, Portrait, Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang

By Anatoly Tarabanov

Located in Granada Hills, CA

Artist: Anatoly Borisovich Tarabanov Work: Original oil painting, handmade artwork, one of a kind Medium: Oil on Canvas Year: 2020 Style: Figurative Art Title: Morning Symphony Siz...

Category

2010s Impressionist William Robinson Leigh Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Spring, Figurative Art, Handmade Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Spring, Figurative Art, Handmade Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang

Spring, Figurative Art, Handmade Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang

By Anatoly Tarabanov

Located in Granada Hills, CA

Artist: Anatoly Borisovich Tarabanov Work: Original oil painting, handmade artwork, one of a kind Medium: Oil on Canvas Year: 2008 Style: Figurative art Title: Spring Size: 35.5" x...

Category

2010s Impressionist William Robinson Leigh Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Portrait Of Philadelphia, 17th Century Probably Philadelphia Carey Of Aske Hall
Portrait Of Philadelphia, 17th Century Probably Philadelphia Carey Of Aske Hall

Portrait Of Philadelphia, 17th Century Probably Philadelphia Carey Of Aske Hall

By Sir Peter Lely

Located in Liphook, GB

Portrait Of Philadelphia, 17th Century Probably Philadelphia Carey Of Aske Hall, Richmond, North Yorkshire, English Courier & Lady In Waiting to Princess Elizabeth Studio Of Sir Pe...

Category

17th Century William Robinson Leigh Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Metamorphoses, Figurative Art, Portrait, Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Metamorphoses, Figurative Art, Portrait, Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang

Metamorphoses, Figurative Art, Portrait, Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang

By Anatoly Tarabanov

Located in Granada Hills, CA

Artist: Anatoly Borisovich Tarabanov Work: Original oil painting, handmade artwork, one of a kind Medium: Oil on Canvas Year: 2019 Style: Portrait Surrealism Title: Metamorphoses S...

Category

2010s Impressionist William Robinson Leigh Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Noon, Figurative Art, Handmade Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Noon, Figurative Art, Handmade Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang

Noon, Figurative Art, Handmade Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang

By Anatoly Tarabanov

Located in Granada Hills, CA

Artist: Anatoly Borisovich Tarabanov Work: Original oil painting, handmade artwork, one of a kind Medium: Oil on Canvas Year: 1987 Style: Figurative art Title: Noon Size: 33.5" x 3...

Category

2010s Impressionist William Robinson Leigh Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Night Blues, Musicians, Figurative Art, Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Night Blues, Musicians, Figurative Art, Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang

Night Blues, Musicians, Figurative Art, Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang

By Anatoly Tarabanov

Located in Granada Hills, CA

Artist: Anatoly Borisovich Tarabanov Work: Original oil painting, handmade artwork, one of a kind Medium: Oil on Canvas Year: 2008 Style: Figurative art Title: Night Blues Size: 35...

Category

2010s Impressionist William Robinson Leigh Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Marc Tanguy – « Savoy » French Alps Landscape, Oil on canvas, 2017
Marc Tanguy – « Savoy » French Alps Landscape, Oil on canvas, 2017

Marc Tanguy – « Savoy » French Alps Landscape, Oil on canvas, 2017

By Marc Tanguy

Located in Montfort l’Amaury, FR

Marc Tanguy – Savoy (French Alps) Oil on canvas, 2017, 51⅛ × 76¾ in. (130 × 195 cm) Savoy is a monumental contemporary landscape painting executed in oil on canvas by Marc Tanguy in...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary William Robinson Leigh Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Radiant Spring Day - Contemporary Impressionistic Painting of a Landscape
Radiant Spring Day - Contemporary Impressionistic Painting of a Landscape

Radiant Spring Day - Contemporary Impressionistic Painting of a Landscape

By Frank Dekkers

Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant

Frank Dekkers Radiant Spring Day 140 x 200 cm (not framed) oil on canvas On the pictures we also show you the artist receiving the flowers on our opening of this exhibition septembe...

Category

2010s Contemporary William Robinson Leigh Figurative Paintings

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Oil

Still Life, Abstract Portrait, Handmade art Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Still Life, Abstract Portrait, Handmade art Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang

Still Life, Abstract Portrait, Handmade art Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang

By Anatoly Tarabanov

Located in Granada Hills, CA

Artist: Anatoly Borisovich Tarabanov Work: Original oil painting, handmade artwork, one of a kind Medium: Oil on Canvas Year: 2014 Style: Portrait Surrealism Title: Still Life Size...

Category

2010s Impressionist William Robinson Leigh Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

“Primavera” Oil painting, Poetic Realism, inspired by Sandro Botticelli, 50x87in
“Primavera” Oil painting, Poetic Realism, inspired by Sandro Botticelli, 50x87in

“Primavera” Oil painting, Poetic Realism, inspired by Sandro Botticelli, 50x87in

By Kristy Gordon

Located in Sag Harbor, NY

An oil painting by Kristy Gordon (b. 1980 British Columbia, Canada) "Primavera" (2026), is a monumental canvas that invites the viewer into a world poised between the earthly and t...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist William Robinson Leigh Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

William Robinson Leigh figurative paintings for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic William Robinson Leigh figurative paintings available for sale on 1stDibs. You can also browse by medium to find art by William Robinson Leigh in canvas, fabric, oil paint and more. Not every interior allows for large William Robinson Leigh figurative paintings, so small editions measuring 34 inches across are available. Customers who are interested in this artist might also find the work of Addison Thomas Millar, John George Brown, and Eugene Galien-Laloue. William Robinson Leigh figurative paintings prices can differ depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $49,000 and tops out at $49,000, while the average work can sell for $49,000.