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Charles Marchant Stevenson: Travels

Back in Town: Europa & the Girls

Back in Town: Europa & the Girls (1992). Acrylic on canvas (21” x 48”). Signed on the back: Stevenson/Leach. Original artist's frame. SKU: CS199212*
Back in Town: Europa & the Girls (1992). Acrylic on canvas (21” x 48”). Signed on the back: Stevenson/Leach. Original artist’s frame. SKU: CS199212*

Charles Marchant Stevenson and Matt Leach celebrate the Musée d’Orsay’s heroic sculptures of the Continents envisioned as six magnificent women, seated on a low wall on the south side of the museum’s courtyard. From left to right, the painting depicts the first four Continents, l’Europe, l’Asie, l’Afrique, and l’Amérique du Nord. Why the title? Learn more about the Continents.

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Jane Rhodes at the Palais Royal

Jane Rhodes at the Palais Royal by Charles Marchant Stevenson (1972). Painted from memory the morning after Charles Marchant Stevenson, and companion Arnold Borley, attended French mezzo-soprano Jane Rhodes' concert in Paris. Gouache (24” x 16”). SKU: CS197203
Jane Rhodes at the Palais Royal by Charles Marchant Stevenson (1972). Gouache (24” x 16”). Private collection.

Inscribed: Jane Rhodes at  the Palais Royale. Painted from memory the morning after Charles Marchant Stevenson, and companion Arnold Borley, attended French mezzo-soprano Jane Rhodes’ concert in Paris.

Curtain Going Up: Drury Lane

Curtain Going Up: Drury Lane by Charles Marchant Stevenson (1972). Gouache (20.5” x 16.5”). SKU: CS197204
Curtain Going Up: Drury Lane by Charles Marchant Stevenson (1972). Gouache (20.5” x 16.5”). SKU: CS197204*

Sleuth at Saint Martin’s

Sleuth at Saint Martin's by Charles Marchant Stevenson (1972). Inscription: Marius Goring and Anthony Valentine in "Sleuth” at St. Martin's Theater, London. Gouache (16.5” x 26.5”). SKU: CS197205
Sleuth at Saint Martin’s by Charles Marchant Stevenson (1972). Gouache (16.5” x 26.5”). SKU: CS197205*

Inscription: Marius Goring and Anthony Valentine in “Sleuth” at St. Martin’s Theater, London.

Time-Lapse London

Time-Lapse London (1990). Acrylic on canvas covered wood panel (25.5 x 49.5). SKU: CS199007
Time-Lapse London by Charles Marchant Stevenson (1990). Acrylic on canvas covered wood panel (25.5 x 49.5). Private collection.

Trafalgar Lion

Trafalgar Lion (1990). A celebration of the cheerful fun of climbing one of the magnificent Trafalgar Square lions. Acrylic on canvas (34” x 72”). Hand signed: Stevenson. Stevenson/Leach Studios. Original artist's frame. SKU: CS199005*
Trafalgar Lion (1990). A celebration of the cheerful fun of climbing one of the magnificent Trafalgar Square lions. Acrylic on canvas (34” x 72”). Hand signed: Stevenson. Stevenson/Leach Studios. Original artist’s frame. SKU: CS199005*

Portcullis

Portcullis by Charles Marchant Stevenson (1969). Arnold Borley estate. SKU: CS196930
Portcullis by Charles Marchant Stevenson (1969).  Private collection.

Portcullis is shown with mat and frame. It was auctioned as part of the Arnold Borley estate. We are looking for a better photo. Please contact us if you can help.

Vendor at the Baptistry, Pisa

Vendor at the Baptistry, Pisa (1994). Acrylic on canvas (48” x 36”). Signed: Stevenson '94. Stevenson/Leach Studios. Original artist's frame. SKU: CS199420*
Vendor at the Baptistry, Pisa (1994). Acrylic on canvas (48” x 36”). Signed: Stevenson ’94. Stevenson/Leach Studios. Original artist’s frame. SKU: CS199420*

A young souvenir vender, at the eastern door of the Baptistry of the Cathedral of Pisa, sits shielded from hot morning sun. His stand is laden with guidebooks and, a tourist favorite, small models of the Torre pendente di Pisa, the Leaning Tower. Behind the vendor is a box of prickly pear pads from home, and pliers for handling them. He scans the morning paper, and waits for the crowds

The red X by the entrance of the Baptistry marks the place the young souvenir vendor set up his stall
The red X by the entrance of the Baptistry marks the place the young souvenir vendor set up his stall.
The Baptistry of St. John (Battistero di San Giovanni) faces the Cathedral of Pisa across the Piazza del Duomo. The Leaning Tower of Pisa is at the eastern end of the complex. The red X marks the place the young vendor sits.
The Baptistry of St. John (Battistero di San Giovanni) faces the Cathedral of Pisa across the Piazza del Duomo. The Leaning Tower of Pisa is at the eastern end of the complex. The red X marks the place the young vendor sits.
Left to right: the Baptistry, the Cathedral, and the Leaning Tower of Pisa
Left to right: the Baptistry, the Cathedral, and the Leaning Tower of Pisa.

Sicilian Wedding

Sicilian Wedding (1993). From Charles Marchant Stevenson and Matt Leach’s 1991 trip to Sicily with Lucia Zacha and Antonia Lamb. Acrylic on gessoed cheesecloth-covered wood panel (49” x 37”). Hand signed: Stevenson. Stevenson/Leach Studios. Original artist’s frame. SKU: CS199320

Carnival in Venice

Carnival in Venice (1994) is a study for a planned, but unrealized, large folding screen. In early twilight, masked Carnival revelers throng the alleys and bridges of Venice. Acrylic on canvas (32” x 80”). Signed on reverse: Stevenson/Leach. Stevenson/Leach Studios. SKU: CS199421*
Carnival in Venice (1994) is a study for a planned, but unrealized, large folding screen.  Acrylic on canvas (32” x 80”). Signed on reverse: Stevenson/Leach. Stevenson/Leach Studios. SKU: CS199421*

In early twilight, masked Carnival revelers throng the alleys and bridges of Venice.

3 Elephants

3 Elephants (1994). Acrylic on canvas (30” x 48”). Signed: Stevenson '94. Stevenson/Leach Studios. Original artist's frame. SKU: CS199422*
3 Elephants (1994). Acrylic on canvas (30” x 48”). Signed: Stevenson ’94. Stevenson/Leach Studios. Original artist’s frame. SKU: CS199422*

2 Camels

2 Camels (1996). Charles Marchant Stevenson eavesdrops on a pair of camels checking out chicks. Translation: Camel #1 - "Which one do you like?" Camel #2 - "That one, definitely!" Acrylic on canvas (30” x 48” ). SKU: CS199635
2 Camels (1996). Acrylic on canvas (30” x 48” ). Signed: Stevenson. Stevenson/Leach Studios. Original artist’s frame. SKU: CS199635*

Charles Marchant Stevenson eavesdrops on a pair of camels checking out chicks. Translation: Camel #1 – Which chick do you like? Camel #2 – That one, definitely!

Feluccas on the Nile

Feluccas on the Nile (1996).  Acrylic on canvas (48” x 30”). Signed: Stevenson. Stevenson/Leach Studios. Private collection.

The felucca, its graceful lines virtually unchanged for millennia, with sails like the wings of the Nile’s great white egrets, glides between Aswan and Luxor.

Mustapha at the Temple of Kom Ombo

Mustapha at the Temple of Kom Ombo (1996), is a portrait of the extraordinary Egyptologist who was Charles Marchant Stevenson's guide in Egypt, and who became his friend, later coming to visit Stevenson in Mendocino. Here Mustafa explains the history of the double temple of Kom Ombo, built on the Nile by the Ptolemies in the Second Century C.E. Acrylic on canvas (48” x 30”). Signed: Stevenson. Stevenson/Leach Studios. Original artist's frame. SKU: CS199627*
Mustapha at the Temple of Kom Ombo by Charles Marchant Stevenson (1996) Acrylic on canvas (48” x 30”). Signed: Stevenson. Stevenson/Leach Studios. Original artist’s frame. SKU: CS199627*

Mustapha is the extraordinary Egyptologist who was Charles Marchant Stevenson’s guide in Egypt, and who became his friend, later coming to visit Stevenson in Mendocino. Here Mustafa explains the history of the double temple of Kom Ombo, built on the Nile by the Ptolemies in the Second Century C.E.

The Citadel by Moonlight

The Citadel by Moonlight (1996). Acrylic on canvas (40” x 30”). Signed: Stevenson. Stevenson/Leach Studios. Original artist's frame. SKU: CS199629*
The Citadel by Moonlight (1996). Acrylic on canvas (40” x 30”). Signed: Stevenson. Stevenson/Leach Studios. Original artist’s frame. SKU: CS199629*

Charles Marchant Stevenson views the mid-19th century Great Mosque of Mehmet Ali Pasha through an exquisite grillework window within the Citadel, a medieval Islamic fortification in Cairo. The Mosque was built within the walls of the Citadel which might be the reason the Mosque itself is popularly known as The Citadel (al-qal’a). Surah 24:35 of the Holy Qur’an says, “Allah is the Light of the heavens and the earth,” and likens the light of Allah to the light of a lamp. The simple terracotta oil lamp at the window is our reminder. Through the grillework, the domes of the Mosque of Muhammad Ali glow under the light of a full moon, each dome, symbolic of the dome of heaven.

The Window

The window through which Charles Marchant Stevenson saw the Great Mosque of Mehmet Ali by moonlight. Photo courtesy of Momo.

The Great Mosque of Mehmet Ali Pasha

The Great Mosque of Mehmet Ali Pasha, sometimes called the Alabaster Mosque, was built during the first half of the 19th century (architect Yusuf Bushnaq). Photo courtesy of Olaf Tausch, Wikimedia Commons

On the Way between Old and New Cairo

On the Way between Old and New Cairo, Citadel Mosque of Mohammed Ali, and Tombs of the Mamelukes by Louis Comfort Tiffany (c.1872). Photo: The Athenaeum.

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