Léon Danchin
Illustration — Danchin Léon Danchin (21 June 1887 - 4 August 1938) was a French artist known for his drawings of animals, primarily sporting dogs. He was also a sculptor. Danchin was born in Lille (France) on 21 June 1887, the second of six children of Albert and Margaret Danchin.
Also recorded as Leon Danchin
Léon Danchin
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- Born
- 1887. · Lille.
- Died
- 1938. · Bergues.
- Nationality
- France.
- Fields
- painting.
- Languages
- French.
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For centuries, the Danchin family lived in northern France, in Anchin in Hainaut, where the family name originated. In 1919, Danchin married Simone Meesemaecker. For ease of working, Danchin moved his family to Chantilly, close to Paris. His first works sold very well in France, and also in Belgium, the United States, and England. Danchin later moved to Bergues, in the French Flanders, where he was able to hunt regularly. It was during this period that he drew many of the hunting scenes for which he is renowned. Today, Galerie Hautecœur in Paris manages the re-productions of Danchin's art.
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Léon Danchin (1887 – 1938) was an animal painter. The birth of Léon Danchin is recorded in 1887, and the death in 1938.
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1887
Léon Danchin born at Lille.
1938
Léon Danchin died at Bergues.
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- Denis Montaut Léon Danchin, animal artist, Ed Montaut, Bordeaux, Saint-Sulpice-et-Monteyrac, 2001
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