South Sea Study II
Gouache
24.5 x 20.2 cm
Provenance: Jon Lesnikov, London
1878-1942 (Algeria painters Marion Vidal-Bué EDIF 2000)
Normand of origin, Léon Carré was born in Granville on June 23, 1878; his childhood was spent in front of the sea. He inhaled, with the sea air, the torment of adventure and, often misled in the harsh environment of the sailors, he sketched heads, hands gnarled fishermen.
"In Rennes, the excellent master, who was also that of Mathurin Méheut, knew how to discipline and refine his natural gifts, and by an intelligent teaching, he prepared him for the Ecole des Beaux-Arts."
Léon Carré left Brittany at the age of nineteen, with a good job as a decorator, loving animals and plants. Received first at his second Fine Arts competition, medalist in 1899, he followed the lessons of Bonnat and the advice of Luc-Olivier Merson in Paris, but he never wanted to compete for the Prix de Rome.
Item #5849
Price: $1,500.00