The Day's Work Done

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Otto Theodore Leyde, R.S.A., R.S.W. (1835-1897)
The Day's Work Done
signed 'Otto Leyde RSA.' (lower right)
pencil and watercolour heightened with touches of bodycolour and with scratching out
15 x 22½ in. (38.1 x 57.2 cm.)

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Lot Essay

Leyde was born in Prussia, but moved to Edinburgh in 1854, where he worked as lithographic artist. He painted in oils and watercolours and specialised in Scottish landscapes and scenes from rural life. He died in Edinburgh.

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