'Elijah in the Wilderness'

'Elijah in the Wilderness'

Painting details

Title: 'Elijah in the Wilderness'
Date: c.1878
Media: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 235 x 210.8 cm
Location: Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool
Picture credit: c Walker Art Gallery, National Museums Liverpool

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Description

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Full-length reclining, male figure, lying on his back, facing the viewer. The head is raised and tilted back. The right arm is raised above the head and rests at its side. The left arm is raised above the head and the forearm is placed on the forehead. The right foot is placed flat and the left is raised off the ground with only the toes touching. The figure is in drapery around the waist and lies on brown drapery spread over rocks. To the left of the canvas there is a full-length standing figure of an angel with large wings. The figure is with their back to the viewer, turned to the right. The head is tilted downwards towards the male figure. There is a glow around the head. The right arm is extended and holds a water pitcher. The left hand is extended and holds a round fruit. The figure is in classical dress in white. The wings are shades of purple and red. In the background there is a pale pink sky and white clouds.

Provenance

'Elijah in the Wilderness'
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Collection of Andrew Kurtz; presented to the Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool by Andrew Kurtz in 1879.

Bibliography

  • Jones, Stephen et al., 'Frederic Leighton', Royal Academy of Arts, London, 1996, catalogue number 79. Ormond, LeonTe and Richard, 'Lord Leighton', Yale University Press, London, 1975, p.164, catalogue number 251

Exhibition history

  • 1878, 'Universal Exhibition', Paris, catalogue number 135
  • 1879, Royal Academy of Arts, London, catalogue number 188
  • 1879, Liverpool Autumn Exhibition, catalogue number 83
  • 1880, Nottingham Castle
  • 04 January 1897 to 13 March 1897, 'Exhibition of Works be the Late Lord Leighton of Stretton President of the Royal Academy: Winter Exhibition', The Royal Academy of Arts, London, catalogue number 135.

Reproductions

Photograph by H. Dixon and Son

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