Hayley Lever
Sandy Bay • Richard Hayley Lever
21 x 28 • $20,000
Watercolor • Richard Hayley Lever
20 x 24 • $6,500
About the Artist
Richard Hayley Lever (American, 1876-1958) was born in 1876 in Adelaide, South Australia. Best known as a Post-Impressionist of marine scenes, he was active in St. Ives, England, beginning in 1895. In 1911, Ernest Lawson persuaded him to emigrate to the United States. The Depression forced him to give up his home in Caldwell, New Jersey. He then became the director of the Studio Art Club, in Mt. Vernon, New York. He spent his summers at Gloucester, MA, for twenty years. In addition to Caldwell, New Jersey, he painted in Manasquan, New Jersey; Woodstock, New York; Nantucket, Vermont; and Monhegan Island, Maine. In later years his palette became more vibrant. His signature was typically bold and slashing during the 1910s-20s, while his later signatures have fewer flourishes.