Painting of a man smoking a pipe

This is a rare oil painting by Alfred Leete. He tended to use watercolour and ink to produce satirical cartoons and humorous images. He is best known for designing the First World War recruitment image of General Kitchener with the motto 'You Country Needs You'.

Object Summary

Accession Loan No.
WESTM : 2005.28
Collection Class
Fine Art
Medium
oil
Material
board, wood
Common Name
painting of a man smoking a pipe
Simple Name
painting
Inscription Transcription
Alfred Leete'
Period Classification
Modern (AD 1800-Present)
Production Town
Weston-super-Mare
Production County
Somerset
Production Country
England
Production Date
1905
Production Person Initials
Alfred
Production Person Surname
Leete (1882-1933)

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