International studio (52.1914)

A Painter of Harbours: Hayley Lever

SMEATON’s QUAY, ST. IVES, CORNWALL BY HAYLEY LEVER


A PAINTER OF HARBOURS: HAY-
LEY LEVER
There is so much Follow-my-

leader in modern art that when look¬

ing at a painting we can too often discover at a
glance the influence, and can recall several artists
who are working in a similar manner, but with
Hayley Lever this is not the case. For many
years he has enjoyed an international reputation
for his particular and special rendition of harbour
scenes, pictures which stand out with heroic force
and arrest the attention for their splendid colour,
simple treatment and deft arrangement of masses.
For many years this artist has made a special
study of the Cornish coast of England, especially
St. Ives, and it is safe to say that no one has dis-
covered the peculiar colour and atmosphere of
that region to the extent that he has. Many have
tried, but for the most part have abandoned the
task in order to seek out less elusive problems.
Mr. Lever has exhibited at the Pittsburgh Inter-

national by special invitation since 1909 and was
awarded Honourable Mention last year. He has
been seen at the Winter and Spring Exhibitions of
the National Academy of Design, New York, for
some years past, besides at Boston and Philadel-
phia. In this year’s exhibition at the National
Arts Club, with an excellent canvas, he carried off


A FLEMISH CANAL

BY HAYLEY LEVER

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