Leighton, Flaming June – Gallery Wrapped Oil Painting Reproduction – Gallery Wrap 24″X36″ at overstockArt.com

Stretched on 22 X 34 wooden gallery bars, ready to hang unframed.Famous Leighton painting, Flaming June. The original masterpiece was created in 1895. Widely considered to be Leightons magnum opus, it is full of symbolism (the toxic oleander branch at top right is said to symbolize the fragile link between sleep and death).Sir Frederic Leighton, (1830 – 1896), was an English painter and sculptor. He was educated in London and Florence and is associated with the Pre-Raphaelites movement and artists. President of the Royal Academy from 1878 to his death, his works depicted historical, biblical and classical subject matter and his paintings represented Britain at the great 1900 Paris Exhibition. Today this tribute painting has been recreated to near perfection: from the same stunningly rich colours used to the realism of the transparent material worn by the sleeping woman and her surroundings. Why settle for a poster or print when you can add sophistication to any room with a beautiful fine gallery reproduction oil painting? Completed just one year before his death in 1896, Flaming June is considered to be Sir Frederic Leightons masterpiece. This Victorian portrait of a sleeping woman in a blazing, transparent see-through orange dress shows Leightons classicist style, with characteristic touches such as rich colors and the use of natural light. The subject is inches away from an oleander branch, a commentary on the link between sleep and death. Leighton (1830-1896) was educated in London and Florence, and was president of the Royal Academy from 1878 until his death. He was known for depicting historical and classical subject matter, and his most famed work is believed to allude to Greek sculptures of sleeping nymphs and naiads. This hand-painted fine gallery reproduction, with its vibrant tone and dash of eroticism, will add both sophistication and flair to any room. Framed with Gallery Wrap 24X36