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Léon Augustin Lhermitte Art

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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.
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Artist: Léon Augustin Lhermitte
Lavandieres - Barbizon Figurative Landscape Pastel by Leon Lhermitte
By Léon Augustin Lhermitte
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed figures in riverscape oil on canvas by French Barbizon painter Leon Augustin Lhermitte. The piece depicts a rural landscape with washerwomen in traditional Breton clothing was...
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1920s Barbizon School Léon Augustin Lhermitte Art

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Les Puiseuses d'Eau - Barbizon Figurative Landscape Pastel by Leon Lhermitte
By Léon Augustin Lhermitte
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed figures in landscape pastel on canvas circa 1910 by French Barbizon painter Leon Augustin Lhermitte. The piece depicts a rural landscape with two women in traditional Breton c...
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1910s Barbizon School Léon Augustin Lhermitte Art

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"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...
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19th Century Léon Augustin Lhermitte Art

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L'eglise de Mézy-Moulins, Barbizon Figurative Landscape Pastel by Leon Lhermitte
By Léon Augustin Lhermitte
Located in London, GB
Léon Augustin Lhermitte 1844 - 1925 L’eglise de Mézy-Moulins Pastel on mounted canvas, signed and dated '1921' lower right Image size: 20 x 24 inches (51 x 61 cm) Original gilt frame...
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Le Gouter - Barbizon Pastel, Figures in Landscape by Leon Augustin Lhermitte
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Marie Drax in her Garden - Barbizon Pastel, Figure in Landscape - Leon Lhermitte
By Léon Augustin Lhermitte
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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...
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Saint Malo - Barbizon Pastel, Figures in Street Scene by Leon Augustin Lhermitte
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Harvesting - 19th Century Pastel, Worker in Field Landscape by L A Lhermitte
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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...
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Haymaking - Messy, Seine-et-Marne - Figures & Horses in Landscape by Lhermitte
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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...
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