Gloucester
Datec. 1915 - 1924
MediumOil on canvas
DimensionsCanvas: 25 1/2 × 30 3/8 inches (64.8 × 77.2 cm)
Framed: 31 7/8 × 36 3/4 × 1 1/2 inches (81 × 93.3 × 3.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of an anonymous donor.
Object number1924.1
Copyright© Estate of Richard Hayley Lever.
The images and text contained on this page are owned by Telfair Museums or used by the Museum with permission from the owners. Unauthorized reproduction, transmission or display of these materials is prohibited with the exception of items deemed “fair use” as defined by U.S. and international copyright laws.Label TextA native Australian, Hayley Lever began painting busy harbors in St. Ives, Cornwall, during the 1890s while studying in London. He became well established as an American painter only a few years after his arrival in this country in 1911. His summers were spent in Gloucester, Massachusetts, the second residence of many other artists in the early 20th century including Childe Hassam, Ross Turner, and Jane Peterson. In this scene of the harbor, Lever concentrates on contrasts of white and black, blue and orange to evoke the shimmering holiday atmosphere of summer in Gloucester. He maintained a studio there through the late 1920s.Subject MatterGloucester Harbor, Gloucester, Massachusetts, United States of America
