Clare Leighton

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American | 1898 - 1989

Clare Leighton was an American artist who was born in 1898.

How much does a Clare Leighton cost?

Clare Leighton's work has been offered at auction multiple times, with realized prices ranging from 13 USD to 208,361 USD, depending on the size and medium of the artwork.

What is Clare Leighton's most expensive painting?

Since 2001 the record price for this artist at auction is 208,361 USD for Portrait of Mahatma Gandhi, 1931, sold at Bonhams Knightsbridge in 2025. In the past 12 months, her prints & graphic art have averaged 692 USD.

Where can I see Clare Leighton's works?

Her work is currently being shown at multiple venues like HoMA, Honolulu Museum of Art. Numerous key galleries and museums such as National Academy of Design have featured Clare Leighton's work in the past.

Clare Leighton in the news

Clare Leighton has been featured in articles for , and . The most recent article is written for World Art News in July 2025. The artist died in 1989.

Artist's alternative names: Clare Veronica Hope Leighton

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Wuthering Heights ,1931

By Clare Leighton

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Breadline New York

By Clare Leighton

-9%

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Bread Line, New York

By Clare Leighton

+199%

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Loading, ,1931

By Clare Leighton

+90%

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Wuthering Heights ,1931

By Clare Leighton

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April: Sowing

By Clare Leighton

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Weeding the Tobacco Seed Bed - Clare Leighton

Weeding the Tobacco Seed Bed ,1941

By Clare Leighton

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Worship and Praise

By Clare Leighton

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Current Exhibitions

Eye on the Weather: Atmospheric Metaphor in American Works on Paper

HoMA, Honolulu Museum of Art

Honolulu | Hawaii | USA

12 Sep, 2025 - 04 Jan, 2026

Galeria de Pesquisa: Aspectos da Coleção da Terra Foundation for American Art

Museu de Arte Contemporânea da Universidade de Sao Paulo

Sao Paulo | Brazil

09 Mar, 2024 - 25 Jan, 2026

Aspects Of The Collection Of The Terra Foundation For American Art

Museu de Arte Contemporânea da Universidade de Sao Paulo

Sao Paulo | Brazil

09 Mar, 2024 - 25 Jan, 2026

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Articles

Rare Gandhi Portrait Achieves £152,800, Tripling Its Estimate

World Art News 28 Jul, 2025

In a historic auction event, a rare oil portrait of Mahatma Gandhi by renowned British artist Clare Leighton sold for an astonishing 拢152,800 ($204,352) at聽Bonhams鈥� online auction on July 15, 2025, in London.

Rare Gandhi Oil Portrait Sold for More than $200,000

BBC News 16 Jul, 2025

A rare oil portrait of Indian independence leader Mahatma Gandhi has been sold at auction in London for 拢152,800 ($204,648).

A Clara Peeters Self-Portrait and the Only Work for Which Gandhi Posed Are Among This Summer鈥檚 Auction Highlights

The Art Newspaper 02 Jul, 2025

Plus, a tense landscape by Max Beckmann and nudes by Philip Pearlstein.

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鈥� ..Throughout her career, Leighton faced the challenges of bias against not only her gender but also the validity of wood engraving illustration as a legitimate means of artistic expression... 鈥�
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Mint Museum of Art, Randolph

鈥� ..By the time of her death in 1989, Leighton had created over 800 prints and illustrated more than 65 books... 鈥�
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Louise Wells Cameron Art Museum

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