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Léon Augustin Lhermitte

Léon Augustin Lhermitte (1844–1925) was a French painter, etcher and pastellist.

Also recorded as Léon-Augustin Lhermitte; Augustin Lhermitte; Léon Augustin L'hermitte; Leon Lhermitte; L. Lhermitte; Leon Augustin Lhermitte.

Overview

Born at Mont-Saint-Père in 1844, died at Paris in 1925.

In detail

Léon Augustin Lhermitte studied at École nationale supérieure des arts décoratifs and Beaux-Arts de Paris. training under Horace Lecoq de Boisbaudran is recorded. Auguste Desch and Walter Sargent are recorded as having studied under Léon Augustin Lhermitte. the recorded working language is French.

The field of work recorded is visual arts. The authority associates the name with Naturalism.

Places of work recorded in the authority are Paris and London. Membership is recorded of Académie des beaux-arts, Société d'aquarellistes français and Société nationale des beaux-arts.

Works named in the authority record are Death and the Woodcutter and Paying the harvesters.

Work by Léon Augustin Lhermitte is recorded in the collections of Minneapolis Institute of Art, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum, Nationalmuseum and National Gallery of Canada.

Distinctions recorded are Commander of the Legion of Honour and Commander of the Order of Leopold.

Sources

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  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

    “Léon Lhermitte”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q2756381: Léon Augustin Lhermitte

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