Masterpiece watercolours and drawings
Exhibition held at the Lady Lever Art Gallery in Port Sunlight, 28 June to 9 November 2008 and The Herbert in Coventry, 13 January to 22 March 2009.
This final section of the exhibition highlights acquisitions made for the Lady Lever Art Gallery after Lever's death using the endowments he had provided. Most of these works were acquired by the Trustees in the 1940s and 50s, mainly through the Fine Art Society in London, in an effort to fill perceived gaps in the collection.
As a result of these purchases the Trustees acquired some additional significant works for the gallery. These include early 18th century watercolours such as John White Abbot's 'Peamore' and some later Victorian material including William Callow's 'Malines'. Other works like Simeon Solomon's 'Mystery of Faith' were bequeathed to the gallery.
Follow the links below to see the paintings from this section.
