Léon Bazille Perrault

Léon Bazille Perrault

Léon-Jean-Bazille Perrault born in Poitiers 16 June 1832 – 1908 Royan was a French painter.

Biography

He was born to a modest family. A student of William Bouguereau and François-Edouard Picot, he exhibited at the Salon from 1863 onwards, producing several works, in the academic tradition. He was famous for his le petit naufragé (The little shipwrecked boy, 1874) and his paintings of children.

Gallery

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  La Baigneuse, 1875

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  Sleeping Putto, 1882

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  Vénus à la colombe, 1908

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Léon Perrault.

• Sleeping Putto, 1882 - Rehs Galleries' biography on Leon Perrault and an image of his painting Sleeping Putto.
• Léon Bazile Perrault at the Art Renewal Center
• - Catalogue Raisonné for the Complete Works of Leon Bazile Perrault