Victor Leydet (1861–1904) was a French genre painter.
Victor Leydet | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 21, 1861 L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue, France |
| Died | October 20, 1904 Sorgues, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Occupation | Painter |
Biography
editVictor Leydet was born on July 21, 1861, in L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue.[1] He was trained as a painter at the École des beaux-arts d'Avignon, now known as the École supérieure d'art d'Avignon in Avignon, where painter Pierre Grivolas (1823-1906) was his teacher. He was also trained by painters Gabriel Bourges and Jean-Léon Gérôme (1824-1904).
As a professional painter, he was a member of the New School of Avignon.[2][3][4] His painting entitled Femmes en prières is exhibited in the Musée d'Orsay in Paris.[5] Some of his other paintings, like Portrait du jeune homme, en pied or Avant la messe, can be seen in the Musée Calvet in Avignon.[6][7]
He was a member of the Académie de Vaucluse.[8]
Selected works
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After the Mass -
Charlotte -
The Hopeless -
Absinthe supérieure
Secondary source
edit- Victor Leydet, peintre du 19e: 1861 - L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue (Campredon art et culture (L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue, Vaucluse), 1985, 47 pages).[9]
References
edit- ^ a b Musee d'Orsay
- ^ Dominique Auzias, Jean-Paul Labourdette, Les 100 plus beaux musées de France 2013 Petit Futé, Le Petit Futé, 2013, p. 138 [1]
- ^ Gérald Schurr, 1820-1920, les petits maîtres de la peinture: valeur de demain, Éditions de l'Amateur, 1989, Volume 7, p. 106 [2]
- ^ Sophie Biass-Fabiani, Peintres de la couleur en Provence, 1875-1920, Office régional de la culture Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, 1995, p. 106 [3]
- ^ Musée d'Orsay: Femmes en prières
- ^ Musée Calvet: Portrait du jeune homme, en pied
- ^ Musée Calvet: Avant la messe
- ^ Mémoires, Volume 2, Académie de Vaucluse, p. 277
- ^ Google Books