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William R. Leigh was born in Berkeley County, West Virginia in and spent his boyhood on a farm.!
William Robinson Leigh was one of the most prolific and accomplished painters of the American West.
He is especially well known for his dramatic paintings of Western plains, mountains, canyons, cavalry, cowboys and Indians.
Born near Falling Waters, West Virginia in 1866, Leigh spent his childhood on a farm. He began his artistic training at age 14, when he went to study under Hugh Newell at the Maryland Institute in Baltimore.
Despite Leigh's poverty, he was able to go to Europe, and he spent 12 years studying at the Royal Academy in Munich. He studied under Raupp, Gysis, Von Lindenschmidt and Von Loefftz.
The painting technique that Leigh learned and mastered in Germany remained with him throughout his career.
He began with a detailed charcoal drawing and painted over it. Starting with the most distant objects, such as the horizon and sky, Leigh slowly painted each object until he reached the foreground.
Leigh's bold colors and clear lighting add to the dramatic intensi
