Leon Richet Art

French, 1847-1907

Richet spent much of his adult life in Paris. It was there that he met and became a student of Jules Lefebvre. He also became a disciple of Diaz la Pena. Both of these teachers were well-known proponents of the Barbizon School. The Barbizon school of painters was part of a movement towards Realism in art, which arose in the context of the dominant Romantic Movement of the time. The Barbizon school was active from roughly 1830 until 1870, was inspired originally by the work on John Constable, and included, most notably, Theodore Rousseau and Jean-Francois Millet. It takes its name from the village of Barbizon, France, near the Forest of Fontainebleau, where many of the artists gathered. Some of the most prominent features of this school are its tonal qualities, color, loose brushwork, and softness of form. These Realist artists would shape Richet’s style and in turn his successful career as a landscape painter. The artist sometimes collaborated with Lefebvre; there are several paintings that bare both of their signatures. Lefebvre’s teaching is evident in paintings such as this L’étang Les Hautes herbes, in the delicate way in which Richet accurately depicted the effects of light and reflection on the water. His compositions, such as this one, are known for their lightness and openness. These qualities set Richet apart from his mentors and counterparts, such as Diaz and Corot; whose work often comprises enclosed and shadowy views of nature. This meant Richet enjoyed a successful and prolific career, and his work was widely exhibited during his own lifetime. At the Salons of Paris, he obtained an honorable mention in 1885, medals in 1896 and 1900; and from then on was considered to be a leader in the Barbizon School, and later proposed for the cross of the Legion of Honor. Like many painters of the Barbizon School, Richet had a fondness for the Forest of Fontainebleau, and it provided the subjects for the majority of his paintings. A Road to the Forest of Fontainebleau was perhaps his most famous painting and drew public attention to his name at the time it was painted. Richet also loved the areas of Moret Sur Loing, Loiret, Normandy, and Burgundy as sources for his painterly inspiration, as well as views along the River Seine. He was a member of the Society of French Artists and exhibited with them from 1880 until his death in 1907.

Artist: Leon Richet

Leon RichetFrench Girl with Flowered Hat with Impressive Sfumato Technic by Leon Richet, late 1800s

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French Girl with Flowered Hat with Impressive Sfumato Technic by Leon Richet

By Leon Richet

Located in Stockholm, SE

Introducing a stunning portrait by renowned French artist Léon Richet (1847-1907), depicting a young girl adorned with a beautiful floral wreath and a hat perched atop her head. This...

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Late 19th Century Barbizon School Leon Richet Art

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Oil, Panel

Leon Richet19th-Century Barbizon Painting, River Landscape, Fontainebleau, c. 1880

$5,355

19th-Century Barbizon Painting, River Landscape, Fontainebleau

By Leon Richet

Located in Cheltenham, GB

This late 19th-century oil on canvas by Léon Richet (1843-1907) captures a quiet stretch of water in the Forest of Fontainebleau - a place the artist knew with intimate devotion. It ...

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19th Century Barbizon School Leon Richet Art

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Canvas, Oil

Leon RichetAntique Landscape Painting, Oil on Canvas, 19th Century, Signed

$6,523

Antique Landscape Painting, Oil on Canvas, 19th Century, Signed

By Leon Richet

Located in PARIS, FR

Conditions: Good to very good state of conservation. On its original canvas, we can date the work to 1860 or 1870. Signature: Leon Richet at the bottom. Complementary shipping worlwi...

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19th Century Impressionist Leon Richet Art

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Oil

Leon RichetThe Cliffs Of Treport - Normandy Etretat, oil on wood by Léon Richet, 1843-1907

$5,099

The Cliffs Of Treport - Normandy Etretat, oil on wood by Léon Richet

By Leon Richet

Located in PARIS, FR

Conditions : Excellent overall, oil on board framed in an original period frame. Minor 3 mm retouching under UV light. (As seen on picture) Complementary shipping worlwide by DHL,...

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Late 19th Century Impressionist Leon Richet Art

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Oil, Acrylic, Watercolor

Leon RichetA Lady by a Woodland Pond Antique oil on canvas painting by Leon Richet, circa 1880

$6,042

A Lady by a Woodland Pond Antique oil on canvas painting by Leon Richet

By Leon Richet

Located in St. Albans, GB

Leon RICHET Signed Oil on canvas in its original frame and the artist's stamp on the stretcher Painting Size: 21 x 26" (54 x 66cm) Framed Size: 28 x 33" (71 x 83cm) Landscape Paint...

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1870s Barbizon School Leon Richet Art

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Canvas, Oil

Leon RichetClassical 19th century French Nude of a lady in the Barbizon Forest landscape., Circa 1870

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Classical 19th century French Nude of a lady in the Barbizon Forest landscape.

By Leon Richet

Located in Woodbury, CT

Classical 19th century French Nude of a lady in the Barbizon Forest landscape. Richet spent much of his adult life in Paris. It was there that he met and became a student of Jules L...

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1860s Victorian Leon Richet Art

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Oil, Canvas

Leon RichetBejeweled woman within a Barbizon Landscape, 19th Century French, 1872

$18,000

Bejeweled woman within a Barbizon Landscape, 19th Century French

By Leon Richet

Located in New York, NY

Leon RIchet Bejeweled woman within a Barbizon Landscape 1872 Oil on panel 24 x 18 inches (61 x 45.7 cm) Framed: 36 x 30 inches (91.4 x 76.2 cm) Signed: Léon Richet 72 Leon RIchet wa...

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1870s Barbizon School Leon Richet Art

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Oil, Panel

Leon RichetNormandy Cliff Landscape Painting, Oil on Board, Signed, 19th Century, 1843-1907

$5,099

Normandy Cliff Landscape Painting, Oil on Board, Signed, 19th Century

By Leon Richet

Located in PARIS, FR

Conditions : Excellent conditions, oil on board in its original period gilt frame. Récent varnish Minor 3 mm retouching under UV light. (As seen on picture). Complementary shipping ...

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Late 19th Century Impressionist Leon Richet Art

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Oil, Acrylic, Watercolor

Edgars VintersLandscape. 1990. Oil on cardboard, 24x32, 5 cm, 1990

$455Sale Price|20% Off

H 9.45 in W 12.8 in D 0.08 in

Landscape. 1990. Oil on cardboard, 24x32, 5 cm

By Edgars Vinters

Located in Riga, LV

Landscape. 1990. Oil on cardboard, 24x32,5 cm Edgars Vinters (1919-2014) Edgars Vinters is working in oil, watercolor and monotype techniques. He paints landscapes in different seas...

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1990s Impressionist Leon Richet Art

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Oil, Cardboard

Gilbert Munger"Near Bourron, France" Gilbert Munger, Barbizon School, Countryside Landscape, circa 1886

$8,500

H 18 in W 22.5 in

"Near Bourron, France" Gilbert Munger, Barbizon School, Countryside Landscape

Located in New York, NY

Gilbert Munger Near Bourron, France, circa 1886 Signed lower left Oil on panel 13 x 18 inches Gilbert Munger was born on April 14, 1837 in Madison, Connecticut. He showed interest ...

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1880s Barbizon School Leon Richet Art

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Oil, Wood Panel

Vinsent G. StiepevichThe Bath. Late 19th Century. Oil on canvas, 61x46 сm, Late 19th Century

$26,685

H 24.02 in W 18.12 in

The Bath. Late 19th Century. Oil on canvas, 61x46 сm

Located in Riga, LV

Vinsent G. Stiepevich (1841 - 1910) Russian and American artist. Emigrated to New York in 1878, where he lived in Brooklyn, Vincent Stiepevich was noted for his realist painting style of portrait, figure and genre subjects, especially in Harem and Orientalist* settings. Memberships in New York included the Artists Fund Society* the Brooklyn Art Association*, 1878-82, 1891; National Academy of Design*, 1878-91; Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts* annual, 1885, 1888-91; Boston Art...

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Late 19th Century Realist Leon Richet Art

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Canvas, Oil

Antoine Auguste Thivet19th-Century French Barbizon School Landscape, Little Wood Gather by a Lily Pond

$860

H 20.08 in W 16.93 in D 1.58 in

19th-Century French Barbizon School Landscape, Little Wood Gather by a Lily Pond

Located in Norwich, GB

An evocative late 19th-century French oil on canvas depicting a young boy gathering firewood near a lily pond. Painted circa 1880, the work captures a quiet moment, focusing on the c...

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1880s Barbizon School Leon Richet Art

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Canvas, Oil

Claudia Bret-CharbonnierBarge Carrying Wine Barrels The Canal Du Midi Languedoc Oil Painting Circa 1920

$5,898

H 33.86 in W 41.34 in D 3.15 in

Barge Carrying Wine Barrels The Canal Du Midi Languedoc Oil Painting Circa 1920

Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset

Claudia Bret-Charbonnier. French ( b.1863 - d.1951 ). Une Péniche Chargée De Barriques De Vin Sur Le Canal Du Midi. (A Barge Loaded With Barrels Of Wine On The Canal Du Midi). Oil On...

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Early 20th Century Barbizon School Leon Richet Art

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Oil, Canvas

Patricia Gren HayesA Muse Berkeley Figurative School by Patricia Gren Hayes 1975, 1975

$2,505

H 40 in W 30 in D 1 in

A Muse Berkeley Figurative School by Patricia Gren Hayes 1975

By Patricia Gren Hayes

Located in Soquel, CA

A Muse - Figurative Study in Oil on Canvas A nude man wearing a sailor hat while he looks down at a woman sitting on sheets of red and blue by American painter, Patricia Gren Hayes ...

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1970s American Modern Leon Richet Art

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Canvas, Oil

Charles Partridge AdamsCharles Partridge Adams California Coastal Watercolor American Impressionist, circa 1925

$1,495

H 12.25 in W 15.25 in D 2.5 in

Charles Partridge Adams California Coastal Watercolor American Impressionist

By Charles Partridge Adams

Located in Denver, CO

This original California coastal watercolor by American Impressionist Charles Partridge Adams captures the atmospheric beauty and shifting light of the Pacific shoreline with remarka...

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1920s American Impressionist Leon Richet Art

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Watercolor

Jacqueline MarvalOdalisque à la Plume Rose - Nude Cabaret Dancer with Feathers, 1921

$55,000

H 25.75 in W 32 in

Odalisque à la Plume Rose - Nude Cabaret Dancer with Feathers

By Jacqueline Marval

Located in Miami, FL

Jacqueline Marval was close friends with Kees van Dongen and her work is of the same school as, Matisse and Marie Laurencin. Les Odalisques is quite contemporary looking with it's main figure having joyful life and vitality to her. Some refer to her as a Fauve and some as a post-impressionist. Clearly, she is an overlooked female artist. This work is over...

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1920s Post-Impressionist Leon Richet Art

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Canvas, Oil

Petrus-Paulus SchiedgesPastoral Flock at Dusk, Romantic Barbizon Style Landscape with Shepherd

$1,956

H 14.38 in W 21.46 in D 0.79 in

Pastoral Flock at Dusk, Romantic Barbizon Style Landscape with Shepherd

Located in Genève, GE

Signed "P. P. Schiedges" in the lower right corner. A poetic pastoral landscape depicting a flock of sheep grazing beneath slender autumn trees under a dramatic overcast sky. Execut...

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Late 19th Century Barbizon School Leon Richet Art

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Canvas, Oil

William-Adolphe BouguereauYoung Mother Contemplating Two Embracing Children by William-Adolphe Bouguereau, 1861

$1,650,000

H 49.38 in W 57 in D 6 in

Young Mother Contemplating Two Embracing Children by William-Adolphe Bouguereau

By William-Adolphe Bouguereau

Located in New Orleans, LA

William-Adolphe Bouguereau 1825-1905 French Jeune mère contemplant deux enfants qui s'embrassent (Young Mother Contemplating Two Embracing Children) Signed “W-Bouguereau” (bottom ...

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19th Century Academic Leon Richet Art

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Canvas, Oil

French School Mid 20th CenturyFrench Woodland Trees Hillside Landscape Watercolor Sketch Mid Century, 20th Century

$315

H 7.75 in W 11 in D 1 in

French Woodland Trees Hillside Landscape Watercolor Sketch Mid Century

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Title: French Woodland Trees Hillside Landscape Watercolor Sketch Mid Century Artist: French School (mid 20th century) Medium: Watercolor on artists paper, unframed Size: 7.75 x 11 i...

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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Leon Richet Art

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Watercolor

French School MastersFrench school Landscape riverside Signed oil on canvas with frame, 1899

$438Sale Price|79% Off

H 12.41 in W 18.71 in D 1.58 in

French school Landscape riverside Signed oil on canvas with frame

Located in Zofingen, AG

➡️ LandscapeThe River from Rousseau⬅️ ⏩It is signed R Rousseau.⏪ ⭐Medium:⭐ Oil on canvas ⭐Technique: ⭐Impasto painting with expressive brushwork. ⭐Size:⭐47,5x31.5 cm / 18.5x1...

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1890s Barbizon School Leon Richet Art

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Gesso, Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars

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Leon Richet"Woman with Parasol and her dog" 19th century Barbizon French oil on panel, 1880s-1890s

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H 24 in W 18.5 in

"Woman with Parasol and her dog" 19th century Barbizon French oil on panel

By Leon Richet

Located in New York, NY

Oil on panel 15 1/4 x 10 inches ( 38.7 x 25.4 cm.) Framed: 24 x 18 1/2 inches (61 x 47 cm.) Signed lower left: Léon Richet Provenance: Private collection USA Léon Richet was born i...

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19th Century Barbizon School Leon Richet Art

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Oil, Panel

Leon RichetAntique French Impressionist Young Woman Portrait Landscape Framed Oil Painting, 1880

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H 29 in W 22 in D 2 in

Antique French Impressionist Young Woman Portrait Landscape Framed Oil Painting

By Leon Richet

Located in Buffalo, NY

Antique French impressionist landscape oil painting by Leon Richet (1847 - 1907). Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed. Measuring 22 by 29 inches overall and 15 by 20 painting alone.

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1880s Impressionist Leon Richet Art

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Oil, Canvas

Leon RichetUn Sois-Bois, Barbizon forest scene, 1861

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H 28 in W 36.75 in D 4 in

Un Sois-Bois, Barbizon forest scene

By Leon Richet

Located in New York, NY

Richet was a classic Barbizon artist and this "Forest Interior" as they are aptly called, is very beautiful and a great nature study. It is in its original period frame which has be...

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1860s Barbizon School Leon Richet Art

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Canvas, Oil

Leon Richet"Sunset on the River", Circa 1885

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H 9.5 in W 13 in D 2 in

"Sunset on the River"

By Leon Richet

Located in Southampton, NY

Sunset on the river by French artist, Leon Richet. Oil on wood panel. Circa 1885. Signed lower left. Framed size 13.5 by 16.5 inches. Born in Solesme, France in 1847, Léon Richet was of the generation of painters raised during the height of the Barbizon school. He was a student of Narcisse Virgile Diaz de la Pena...

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1880s Barbizon School Leon Richet Art

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Board, Oil

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