Leon Richet Figurative Paintings

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 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 Figurative Paintings

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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 Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Baroque Italian painter - 17/18th century figure painting - Franciscan friar, c.1700

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H 7.49 in W 8.47 in

Baroque Italian painter - 17/18th century figure painting - Franciscan friar

Located in Varmo, IT

Italian painter (17th-18th century) - Franciscan pilgrim friar sitting writing (preparatory sketch). 14 x 16.5 cm without frame, 19 x 21.5 cm with frame. Antique oil painting on pa...

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Late 17th Century Baroque Leon Richet Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Henri Fantin-LatourOrientale, 1899

$28,750

H 16 in W 13.5 in

Orientale

By Henri Fantin-Latour

Located in New York, NY

Signed, lower right: Fantin Provenance: Gustave Tempelaere (1840–1904), Paris; possibly by descent to his son: Julien Tempelaere (1876–1961) and with F. & J. Tempelaere, Paris, prob...

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1890s Romantic Leon Richet Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Paper, Oil

Carolien van OlphenDreamer - 21st Century Figure Painting of a nude Girl Sleeping on a Couch, 2025

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H 9.06 in W 13.78 in D 1.97 in

Dreamer - 21st Century Figure Painting of a nude Girl Sleeping on a Couch

By Carolien van Olphen

Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant

Carolien van Olphen Dreamer Oil on wood panel 23 x 35 cm (Framed 31 x 41 cm, frame is included) Dutch artist Carolien van Olphen has left a great impression in many places with her...

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2010s Contemporary Leon Richet Figurative Paintings

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Wood Panel, Oil

Antonio FeltrinelliPortrait of Woman - Painting by Antonio Feltrinelli- 1930s, 1930s

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H 40.95 in W 28.35 in D 0.79 in

Portrait of Woman - Painting by Antonio Feltrinelli- 1930s

By Antonio Feltrinelli

Located in Roma, IT

Portrait of woman is an orignal modern artwork realized by Antonio Feltrinelli in 1930s. Mixed colored oil painting on wooden panel. Not signed. Very Good conditions Antonio Fel...

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1930s Modern Leon Richet Figurative Paintings

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Yves DieyYVES DIEY The Nude, Oil on canvas, 1930s, 1930s

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H 21.26 in W 38.98 in D 1.78 in

YVES DIEY The Nude, Oil on canvas, 1930s

By Yves Diey

Located in Saint Amans des cots, FR

Oil on canvas by Yves Dieÿ (1892-1984), France – The Nude. A striking oil on canvas by the renowned French artist Yves Dieÿ (1892-1984), depicting a sensual and elegant nude. This wo...

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1930s Art Deco Leon Richet Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Hans BurkhardtThe Artist's Wife oil painting by Hans Burkhardt, 1930

$2,800

H 20 in W 16 in

The Artist's Wife oil painting by Hans Burkhardt

By Hans Burkhardt

Located in Hudson, NY

Hans Burkhardt The Artist's Wife (1930) Oil on canvas, 20" x 16" 24" x 20 ½" x 1 ½" framed Dated 1930 lower right recto. Annotated "To Elsa HB Louise Burkhardt 1930. HB" verso. ...

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1930s American Modern Leon Richet Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Michael AlfordBloomsbury - original impressionism oil painting-contemporary Art, 2026

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H 29.14 in W 38.98 in D 1.19 in

Bloomsbury - original impressionism oil painting-contemporary Art

By Michael Alford

Located in London, Chelsea

We offer complimentary worldwide shipping and cover all tariffs and import taxes for this artwork. This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet C...

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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Leon Richet Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Victor Karnauh Act. Oil on canvas, 58x69 cm

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H 22.84 in W 27.17 in D 1.19 in

Act. Oil on canvas, 58x69 cm

Located in Riga, LV

Act. Oil on canvas, 58x69 cm Victor Karnaukh (1950, Dnepropetrovsk Oblast, Ukrainian SSR – 2012, Dnepropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine) – a painter, a monument designer, graduate of Latvia...

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1990s Realist Leon Richet Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Harry Humphrey MOORE Oil painting on panel portrait of a lady by Harry Humphrey MOORE, ca 1900

$3,346

H 15.75 in W 13.39 in D 2.37 in

Oil painting on panel portrait of a lady by Harry Humphrey MOORE

Located in Gavere, BE

Oil painting on panel portrait of a lady by Harry Humphrey MOORE Harry Humphrey Moore ( 1844, New York City - 1926, Paris) was an American painter; best known for his works depicti...

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Early 1900s Impressionist Leon Richet Figurative Paintings

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Paul LunaudPortrait of a woman ironing, 1942

$3,074

H 31.5 in W 25.2 in

Portrait of a woman ironing

Located in BELEYMAS, FR

Paul LUNAUD (Brantôme 1900 – 1949) The ironer Oil on wood H. 80 cm; W. 64 cm Signed and dated on the right in the center, formerly signed lower right. 1942 Provenance : Artist's stu...

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1940s French School Leon Richet Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

Quentin MassysPortrait of a Man

$52,500

H 11 in W 9 in

Portrait of a Man

Located in New York, NY

Provenance: with Leo Blumenreich and Julius Böhler, Munich, 1924 Dr. Frederic Goldstein Oppenheimer (1881-1963), San Antonio, Texas; by whom given to: Abraham M. Adler, New York, until 1985; thence by descent to the present owners While old inscriptions on the verso of this panel propose its author to be Hans Holbein and the sitter Sir John More—a lawyer, judge, and the father of Sir Thomas More—this fine portrait has long been recognized to be by a Flemish hand. Max Friedländer gave the painting to Bernard van Orley (1487/1491 – 1541) in 1924, but did not include it in the volume dedicated to the artist in his Early Netherlandish Paintings...

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16th Century Old Masters Leon Richet Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Bernardino Campi (Cremona 1522 -1591)Portrait of a woman with a book, Circa 1560

$20,693

H 30.71 in W 22.45 in

Portrait of a woman with a book

Located in BELEYMAS, FR

Italian school circa 1560, circle of Bernardino Campi Portrait of a woman with a book Oil on panel H. 78 cm ; L. 57cm

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16th Century Italian School Leon Richet Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

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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 Figurative Paintings

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Leon RichetPaysanne dans un bois

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H 19.26 in W 12.76 in

Paysanne dans un bois

By Leon Richet

Located in Barbizon, FR

"Paysanne dans un bois", oil painting on wooden panel, signed in the bottom left corner, 48.9x32.4cm. Origin: -Christie's New York, sale on May 29th 1981, lot no. 24 -Rindoko Museum, in Tochigi, Japan -Private collection in 2020, after sale Museum collection As a young man, Richet followed painting classes from Détrez, an old student of Léon Cogniet's. In Paris, he built a friendship with Teinturier (painter from Valencia) and became a student of Jules Lefebvre's but most importantly the disciple of Narcisse Diaz de La Pena, with whom he collaborated ( some canvas bare both their signatures). They both share a remarkable audacity in their enameled way of treating reflections of light on water as well as the the effects of the sun on the clouds. At the Salon de Paris...

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19th Century Barbizon School Leon Richet Figurative Paintings

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