Léon Germain Pelouse
Léon Germain Pelouse (1 October 1838 – 31 July 1891) was a French painter born in Pierrelaye (Val-d'oise, France).[1] He was a self-taught artist. At sixteen, he began working as traveling salesman, realising his first painting, when he was twenty, as he was serving in the French army as a conscript.[2] He really began professional painting at twenty-seven, exposing his first work, Les Environs de Précy (Near Précy), at the Salon de Paris of 1865.[3] Despite severe criticism, he continued painting. He moved to Britanny, there, inspired by nature around Pont-Aven and Rochefort-en-Terre, Pelouse realised landscapes which were exhibited at the Salon de Paris in the following years. He received his first medal, in 1873, for Vallée de Cernay (Cernay Valley).[4] He finally gained success and critics' approval. The French government bought many of his canvas which are now property of several French museums, like Musée d'Orsay,[5] Musée Malraux, Musée des Beaux-Arts de Nantes, etc.[6]
References
- ↑ Champlin, "Pelouse, Léon Germain"
- ↑ Grand Palais, p.148.
- ↑ Fresneau, p. 99.
- ↑ Jules Claretie, Peintres et sculpteurs contemporains, Paris, Charpentier, 1874, p. xi.
- ↑ Musée d'Orsay, Aux couleurs de la mer : Paris, Musée d'Orsay, 6 novembre 1999-16 janvier 2000. , Paris, Réunion des musées nationaux, 1999, p. 65.
- ↑ "Pelouse Léon Germain", Portail des collections des musées de France, Paris, Joconde, 2013
Further reading
- Champlin, John Denison, Cyclopedia of painters and paintings, New York, Scribner, 1892.
- Fresneau, Estelle, Pont-Aven : du paysage à l'œuvre. ,Pont-Aven, Musée de Pont-Aven, 2007.
- Grand Palais, Le Musee du Luxembourg en 1874. Peintures., Paris, Grand Palais, 1974.
External links
- website dedicated to Pelouse at the Wayback Machine (archived September 4, 2004)