Leo Hardy - The Blue Barn
Leo Hardy - The Blue Barn
£1,600
LEO HARDY
(1905-1989)
The Blue Barn
Signed l.l.; inscribed with title on a label on the reverse
Oil on board
Framed
42 by 66.5 cm., 16 ½ by 26 ¼ in.
(frame size 56 by 66.5 cm., 22 by 26 ¼ in.)
Leo Gordon Henry Thomas Hardy was born in Bruges, Belgium, the son of British parents. He spent his boyhood in Sheffield. After World War II he became Head of Southend School of Art where he was considered a progressive and encouraging leader. During his career he exhibited at the New English Art Club and Royal Academy, London. His 1952 painting of a football match at Priory Park is in the collection of the Beecroft Art Gallery, Southend Museum.
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The Blue BarnSigned l.l.; inscribed with title on a label on the reverseOil on boardFramed42 by 66.5 cm., 16 ½ by 26 ¼ in.(frame size 56 by 66.5 cm., 22 by 26 ¼ in.)Leo Gordon Henry Thomas Hardy was born in Bruges, Belgium, the son of British parents. He spent his boyhood in Sheffield. After World War II he became Head of Southend School of Art where he was considered a progressive and encouraging leader. During his career he exhibited at the New English Art Club and Royal Academy, London. His 1952 painting of a football match at Priory Park is in the collection of the Beecroft Art Gallery, Southend Museum.){kind=link}