Léon Augustin Lhermitte Art
French
L'hermitte often travelled to Britanny, as he was fascinated by the rural life there. His
work was shown in Paris but he also had a dealer who brought his pieces to the US, Canada, and Britain. Moreover, his work also spread through commissions in illustrated magazines. Vincent Van Gogh wrote "If every month Le Monde Illustré published one of his compositions...it would be a great pleasure for me to be able to follow it. It is certain that for years I have not seen anything as beautiful as this scene by L'hermitte...I am too preoccupied by L'hermitte this evening to be able to talk of other things."
Originally from north-eastern France, Léon Augustin L'hermitte moved to Paris in time to attend the Salon des Refuses in 1863, and while studying at the École des Beaux Arts he gained recognition after his show in the Paris Salon in 1874. His many awards include the French Legion of Honour (1884) and the Grand Prize at the Exposition Universelle in 1889.(Biography provided by Trinity House)
to
4
1
4
5
1
1
3
Overall Height
to
Overall Width
to
2
1
1
1
1
3
2
1
5
6,886
3,210
2,514
1,217
5
5
4
4
3
Artist: Léon Augustin Lhermitte
Le repos des le moissonneurs - Barbizon Figurative Pastel by Leon Lhermitte
By Léon Augustin Lhermitte
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed figures in landscape pastel on canvas circa 1885 by French Barbizon painter Leon Augustin Lhermitte. The piece depicts two children resting beside a large haystack in farmland...
Category
1880s Barbizon School Léon Augustin Lhermitte Art
Materials
Canvas, Pastel
L'eglise de Mézy-Moulins, Pastel 19thC French Landscape, Signed and dated 1921
By Léon Augustin Lhermitte
Located in London, GB
Pastel on mounted canvas, signed and dated '1921' lower right
Image size: 20 x 24 inches (51 x 61 cm)
Original gilt frame
This scene depicts the church of Mézy-Moulins in Northern ...
Category
1920s Léon Augustin Lhermitte Art
Materials
Pastel, Laid Paper, Canvas
"Le Petit Pont Au Bourget" 19th Century French Landscape Pastel Painting
By Léon Augustin Lhermitte
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful depiction of a water landscape, a man rowing a boat on the water. Signed lower left corner. This piece is from Hammer Galleries with Provenance from Bossed, Valadon & Cie...
Category
19th Century Léon Augustin Lhermitte Art
Materials
Paper, Pastel, Canvas
First Communion - Barbizon Figurative Pastel Painting by Leon Augustin Lhermitte
By Léon Augustin Lhermitte
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed Barbizon figures in landscape pastel on paper circa 1885 by French painter Leon Augustin Lhermitte. The piece depicts a first communion ceremony, with girls in white dresses and headscarves walking through a village as elder women look on. A wonderful piece in the artist's distinctive style.
Signature:
Signed lower left
Dimensions:
Framed: 27"x31"
Unframed: 20"x24"
Provenance:
Arthur Tooth & Sons - London (label verso)
Léon Augustin Lhermitte was the son of a school teacher. He painted from a very early age and settled in Paris in 1863, enrolling in the École Impériale de Dessin. His teacher was Lecocq de Boisboudran. In the early days of his career he earned a living doing illustrations for boxes of sweets and the catalogues of the cabinet-makers of the Faubourg St-Antoine, as well as publishing houses. In 1879 he went to Great Britain, to which he returned frequently. The same year he met the art dealer Paul Durant-Ruel who exhibited his works. He was one of the founders of the Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts, of which he became vice-president.
Lhermitte initially produced charcoal drawings which revealed his deep feeling for nature. His first attempt, Banks of the Marne near Alfort, caused a sensation. Following this he executed canvases, showing himself to be a fine landscape artist and a skilful draughtsman. He painted scenes from rural life almost exclusively and benefited from exceptional interest generated by the prizes awarded to the works of J. F. Millet. But although he was very much affected by the work of the painter of Angelus, he himself sought only the pictorial element and not a synthetic translation. Many other French masters of the period share his completely objective vision, for example Bastien Lepage, Roll, J. C. Cazin and Rafaelli. Like them, he put into practice very early on the technique of 'clear painting' made fashionable by the pursuit of Impressionism. But this group of artists borrowed from this method only those elements which appealed to public taste, and ignored chromatic elements. Lhermitte also paid the price for the easy success of those early days. His peasants, which found general favour with the public at the time, nowadays seem rather feeble alongside Camille Pissarro's renderings of the same subject.
However, in order to pass judgement on an artist such as Lhermitte, it is necessary to understand the era in which he worked, the era in which Realism was the only acceptable approach. It was in the atmosphere of the 'Théâtre Libre' of Antoine and the novels of Maupassant, Zola and their imitators that this type of art developed. In this context, Lhermitte is recognised as having painted the life of the peasants with great powers of objective observation and great insight into types and physiognomies. Nothing escaped his implacable eye and his bold and vigorous hand was guided by a lucid mind. The simplest elements of nature take on an air of true grandeur in his painting, despite their romantic and sentimental aspects. He is highly regarded both in France and in other countries by art lovers who look for nothing more than an attractive subject expertly painted. Among his most noteworthy works, outside those in museums, are: Les Halles, Washing the Sheep, Haymaking Time, and his large decorative panel...
Category
Late 19th Century Barbizon School Léon Augustin Lhermitte Art
Materials
Pastel, Canvas
Haymaking - Messy, Seine-et-Marne - Figures & Horses in Landscape by Lhermitte
By Léon Augustin Lhermitte
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Pastel on buff paper by Léon Auguste Lhermitte. Signed lower left. Framed dimensions are 17.5 inches high by 20.5 inches wide.
Léon Augustin Lhermitte...
Category
Early 20th Century Barbizon School Léon Augustin Lhermitte Art
Materials
Paper, Pastel
Related Items
Paul Schürch (1886-1939) - Romantic Landscape Drawing 1917 Solothurn Switzerland
Located in Meinisberg, CH
Paul Schürch
(Swiss, ∗ 14.2.1886 Wangen b. Olten, † 11.12.1939 Bern)
Romantic Landscape in area of Solothurn, Switzerland
• Charcoal/Pencil drawing delicately heightened in various...
Category
1910s Naturalistic Léon Augustin Lhermitte Art
Materials
Laid Paper, Pencil, Pastel, Charcoal
Free Shipping
H 11.42 in W 17.92 in D 0.16 in
Parade Street Shroud, white abstraction w green tree graffiti elements windows
By C. Dimitri
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Oil paint and mixed media on canvas. This work is the second painting in a series of trees from Parade St. Park.
Category
2010s Contemporary Léon Augustin Lhermitte Art
Materials
Charcoal, Acrylic, Spray Paint, Oil, Pastel, Canvas, Gesso
"Landscape" Contemporary Landscape large size Made in Italy
By Marilina Marchica
Located in Agrigento, AG
Landscape
Abstract
80x100 cm
Ready to Hang
one of a kind
Shipped with certificate of authenticity and signed on the back
Marilina Marchica, born in 1984, was born in Agrigento, w...
Category
2010s Contemporary Léon Augustin Lhermitte Art
Materials
Canvas, Pastel, Oil
H 39.38 in W 31.5 in D 1.38 in
French Barbizon school Barn landscape - Oil painting Signed
Located in Sempach, LU
Landscape from 1892
Typical farm with thatched roof from Brittany from Henri Catrou (1855-1938). He was a "plein air" painter from Barbizon school, who the most famous painters wer...
Category
1890s Barbizon School Léon Augustin Lhermitte Art
Materials
Oil
Huge 19th century Romantic oil - A shepherd at sunset in the countryside
Located in Antwerp, BE
Huge 19th century landscape "Paysage avec un berger au crépuscule" (landscape with a shepherd at dusk) by Henri Matthys
This peaceful countryside landscape depicts a shepherd return...
Category
19th Century Barbizon School Léon Augustin Lhermitte Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
French Barbizon School oil painting, Sunset over a river landscape impressionist
Located in Antwerp, BE
Large French Barbizon riverscape "Sunset over a river" by Henry Jacques Delpy
This peaceful barbizon riverscape depicts a sunset illuminating the sky and covering the whole scenery ...
Category
19th Century Barbizon School Léon Augustin Lhermitte Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Corot student Barbizon landscape with Figure French 19th Century oil painting
Located in Norwich, GB
A wonderful rural scene of a woman walking at sunset in a wide landscape, imbued with almost magical light. It is a work by French artist Pierre-Ernest Ballue, who had studied painti...
Category
Late 19th Century Barbizon School Léon Augustin Lhermitte Art
Materials
Oil, Wood
H 25.99 in W 3.94 in D 18.51 in
"Landscape" Abstract Geometric Paint Original Art on Canvas by Marilina Marchica
By Marilina Marchica
Located in Agrigento, AG
Landscape
mixed media on canvas
46x55 cm
2023
Original Art, Ready to hang
Frame option available
Marilina Marchica, born in 1984, was born in Agrigento, where she lives and works....
Category
2010s Contemporary Léon Augustin Lhermitte Art
Materials
Canvas, Pastel, Oil
H 21.66 in W 18.12 in D 0.79 in
Mallards over Wetlands in the English Countryside by 20th Century British Artist
By Wendy Reeves
Located in Preston, GB
Original Pastel of Mallards flying over Wetlands in the English Countryside by 20th Century British Artist, Wendy Reeves.
Art measures 20 x 14 inches
F...
Category
Late 20th Century Realist Léon Augustin Lhermitte Art
Materials
Paper, Oil Pastel, Pastel
Pastel Drawing of Cattle in English Countryside by 20th Century British Artist
By Wendy Reeves
Located in Preston, GB
Original Pastel Drawing of Cattle in English Countryside by 20th Century British Artist, Wendy Reeves.
Art measures 22 x 14 inches
Frame measures 30 x 24 inches
Wendy Reeves gar...
Category
Late 20th Century Realist Léon Augustin Lhermitte Art
Materials
Paper, Oil Pastel, Pastel
Two Horses by the Shore, Painted With Pastel Crayon, 1904
Located in Stockholm, SE
This exquisite small pastel painting by the renowned Swedish artist Nils Kreuger measuring just 11 x 14 cm. Signed and dated July 17, 1904, the ...
Category
Early 1900s Léon Augustin Lhermitte Art
Materials
Crayon, Pastel, Paper
"White Landscape" Original Oil Paint on Canvas by Marilina Marchica
By Marilina Marchica
Located in Agrigento, AG
Landscape
100x100 cm
Original Art Ready to Hang
Marilina Marchica orients her pictorial research to the theme of subtraction, her attention is focused on the aesthetic and conceptu...
Category
2010s Contemporary Léon Augustin Lhermitte Art
Materials
Canvas, Pastel, Oil
H 39.38 in W 39.38 in D 0.79 in
Previously Available Items
First Communion - Barbizon Figurative Pastel Painting by Leon Augustin Lhermitte
By Léon Augustin Lhermitte
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed Barbizon figures in landscape pastel on paper circa 1885 by French painter Leon Augustin Lhermitte. The piece depicts a first communion ceremony, with girls in white dresses and headscarves walking through a village as elder women look on. A wonderful piece in the artist's distinctive style.
Signature:
Signed lower left
Dimensions:
Framed: 27"x31"
Unframed: 20"x24"
Provenance:
Arthur Tooth & Sons - London (label verso)
Léon Augustin Lhermitte was the son of a school teacher. He painted from a very early age and settled in Paris in 1863, enrolling in the École Impériale de Dessin. His teacher was Lecocq de Boisboudran. In the early days of his career he earned a living doing illustrations for boxes of sweets and the catalogues of the cabinet-makers of the Faubourg St-Antoine, as well as publishing houses. In 1879 he went to Great Britain, to which he returned frequently. The same year he met the art dealer Paul Durant-Ruel who exhibited his works. He was one of the founders of the Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts, of which he became vice-president.
Lhermitte initially produced charcoal drawings which revealed his deep feeling for nature. His first attempt, Banks of the Marne near Alfort, caused a sensation. Following this he executed canvases, showing himself to be a fine landscape artist and a skilful draughtsman. He painted scenes from rural life almost exclusively and benefited from exceptional interest generated by the prizes awarded to the works of J. F. Millet. But although he was very much affected by the work of the painter of Angelus, he himself sought only the pictorial element and not a synthetic translation. Many other French masters of the period share his completely objective vision, for example Bastien Lepage, Roll, J. C. Cazin and Rafaelli. Like them, he put into practice very early on the technique of 'clear painting' made fashionable by the pursuit of Impressionism. But this group of artists borrowed from this method only those elements which appealed to public taste, and ignored chromatic elements. Lhermitte also paid the price for the easy success of those early days. His peasants, which found general favour with the public at the time, nowadays seem rather feeble alongside Camille Pissarro's renderings of the same subject.
However, in order to pass judgement on an artist such as Lhermitte, it is necessary to understand the era in which he worked, the era in which Realism was the only acceptable approach. It was in the atmosphere of the 'Théâtre Libre' of Antoine and the novels of Maupassant, Zola and their imitators that this type of art developed. In this context, Lhermitte is recognised as having painted the life of the peasants with great powers of objective observation and great insight into types and physiognomies. Nothing escaped his implacable eye and his bold and vigorous hand was guided by a lucid mind. The simplest elements of nature take on an air of true grandeur in his painting, despite their romantic and sentimental aspects. He is highly regarded both in France and in other countries by art lovers who look for nothing more than an attractive subject expertly painted. Among his most noteworthy works, outside those in museums, are: Les Halles, Washing the Sheep, Haymaking Time, and his large decorative panel...
Category
Late 19th Century Barbizon School Léon Augustin Lhermitte Art
Materials
Pastel, Canvas
Le Gouter - Barbizon Pastel, Figures in Landscape by Leon Augustin Lhermitte
By Léon Augustin Lhermitte
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed Barbizon figures in landscape pastel on paper laid on canvas circa 1902 by French painter Leon Augustin Lhermitte. The piece depicts wor...
Category
Early 1900s Barbizon School Léon Augustin Lhermitte Art
Materials
Paper, Pastel, Canvas
Haymaking - Messy, Seine-et-Marne - Figures & Horses in Landscape by Lhermitte
By Léon Augustin Lhermitte
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Pastel on buff paper by Léon Auguste Lhermitte. Signed lower left. Framed dimensions are 17.5 inches high by 20.5 inches wide.
Léon Augustin Lhermitte...
Category
Early 20th Century Barbizon School Léon Augustin Lhermitte Art
Materials
Paper, Pastel
Marie Drax in her Garden - Barbizon Pastel, Figure in Landscape - Leon Lhermitte
By Léon Augustin Lhermitte
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
A beautiful pastel on paper circa 1893 by French Barbizon artist Leon Augustine Lhermitte depicting an old woman leaning on her rake as she takes a break from tending to her garden.
Signature:
Signed lower left.
Dimensions:
Framed: 30"x24.5"
Unframed: 21.5"x16"
Provenance:
Chez Boussod, Valadon & Cie, n° 16594
Collection Gillé
Léon Augustin Lhermitte...
Category
1890s Barbizon School Léon Augustin Lhermitte Art
Materials
Pastel, Paper
Saint Malo - Barbizon Pastel, Figures in Street Scene by Leon Augustin Lhermitte
By Léon Augustin Lhermitte
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
A wonderful pastel on canvas circa 1900 by French Barbizon artist, Leon Augustine Lhermitte depicting figures on a cobbled street at Saint-Malo, a French port in Brittany. Signed lower left. Framed dimensions are 27 inches wide by 23 inches high.
Provenance:
Private collection - Paris
Léon Augustin...
Category
Early 20th Century Barbizon School Léon Augustin Lhermitte Art
Materials
Canvas, Pastel
Harvesting - 19th Century Pastel, Worker in Field Landscape by L A Lhermitte
By Léon Augustin Lhermitte
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
A turn of the century pastel on board by Léon Augustin Lhermitte depicting the golden scene of the field at harvesting. Signed lower left circa...
Category
19th Century Barbizon School Léon Augustin Lhermitte Art
Materials
Pastel, Board
Léon Augustin Lhermitte art for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Léon Augustin Lhermitte art available for sale on 1stDibs. You can also browse by medium to find art by Léon Augustin Lhermitte in crayon, paper, pastel and more. Not every interior allows for large Léon Augustin Lhermitte art, so small editions measuring 12 inches across are available. Customers who are interested in this artist might also find the work of Leon Richet, Jean François Millet, and Henri Joseph Harpignies. Léon Augustin Lhermitte art prices can differ depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $9,398 and tops out at $37,000, while the average work can sell for $24,145.