Peter Le Lievre (1812-1878)
text by Rona Cole : 1988 : 41 colour plates
ISBN 1 871560 80 2
Cover illustration - Cow Lane, St Peter Port (detail)
Watercolour, Guille-Allès Collection - GML 1978.19
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Peter Le Lievre (1812-1878)text by Rona Cole : 1988 : 41 colour plates ISBN 1 871560 80 2 Cover illustration - Cow Lane, St Peter Port (detail) Sold Out |
... Unlike his better known contemporary, Paul Jacob Naftel, Peter Le Lievre never exhibited his paintings or sought election to the Society of Water-Colour Artists. Either would have brought him recognition, and perhaps even wealth, but his painting remained a private hobby known only to his friends and ‘those who have visited his studio’. Since his death, however, Peter Le Lievre's watercolours, which depict with charm, delicacy and accuracy the landscape, buildings and people of nineteenth century Guernsey, have commanded an increasingly high local esteem.
... Despite his busy public life and amateur status, Peter Le Lievre's output of paintings was considerable. The Guernsey Museum & Art Gallery's present collection is based on the 27 paintings bequeathed by Mary Le Lievre [to the Guille-Allès Library] in 1904, augmented by a further 103 paintings and sketches bequeathed by great-niece May Bremner, née Le Lievre, sent from Australia after her death in the 1950's. A recent acquisition has been the purchase in 1988 of a leather-bound sketch book containing a further 48 pencil and watercolour drawings.