Victor Leydet (painter) explained
| Victor Leydet |
| Birth Date: | July 21, 1861 |
| Birth Place: | L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue, France |
| Death Date: | October 20, 1904 |
| Death Place: | Sorgues, France |
| Nationality: | French |
| Occupation: | Painter |
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Victor Leydet (1861 - 1904) was a French genre painter.
Biography
Victor 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]
He died on October 20, 1904, in Sorgues.[1]
Secondary source
- 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]
Notes and References
- http://www.musee-orsay.fr/fr/espace-professionnels/professionnels/chercheurs/rech-rec-art-home/notice-artiste.html?no_cache=1&nnumid=16966&retouroeuvre=%252Ffr%252Fcollections%252Fcatalogue-des-oeuvres%252Fnotice.html%253Fnnumid%253D78546 Musee d'Orsay
- Dominique Auzias, Jean-Paul Labourdette, Les 100 plus beaux musées de France 2013 Petit Futé, Le Petit Futé, 2013, p. 138 https://books.google.com/books?id=AY5Phk9ZmJcC&pg=PA138
- Gérald Schurr, 1820-1920, les petits maîtres de la peinture: valeur de demain, Éditions de l'Amateur, 1989, Volume 7, p. 106 https://books.google.com/books?id=MwzrAAAAMAAJ&q=%22victor+leydet%22+peintre
- Sophie Biass-Fabiani, Peintres de la couleur en Provence, 1875-1920, Office régional de la culture Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, 1995, p. 106 https://books.google.com/books?id=MwzrAAAAMAAJ&q=%22victor+leydet%22+peintre
- http://www.musee-orsay.fr/fr/collections/catalogue-des-oeuvres/resultat-collection.html?no_cache=1&zsz=1&zs_r_2_z=3&zs_r_2_w=Leydet%2C%20Victor&zs_ah=oeuvre&zs_rf=mos_a&zs_mf=21&zs_sf=0&zs_send_x=1&zs_liste_only=1 Musée d'Orsay: Femmes en prières
- http://www.musee-calvet-avignon.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=879 Musée Calvet: Portrait du jeune homme, en pied
- http://www.musee-calvet-avignon.com/index.php?option=com_content&id=871 Musée Calvet: Avant la messe
- https://books.google.com/books?id=8tjfAAAAMAAJ&q=%22victor+leydet%22+peintre Mémoires, Volume 2, Académie de Vaucluse, p. 277
- https://books.google.com/books?id=DeHvpwAACAAJ&q=%22victor+leydet%22+peintre Google Books
