Léon Richet (1843 - 1907)
1843-04-15Solesmes, France1907-03-28Fontainebleau, FranceFrance
Léon Richet
Léon Richet was a French landscape painter. He was born in Solesmes, Nord. He studied art in Valenciennes and became a high school teacher there in 1879. He became associated with the Barbizon school and did several paintings with Narcisse Virgilio Díaz.
Date and place of birt: | 15 april 1843, Solesmes, France |
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Date and place of death: | 28 march 1907, Fontainebleau, France |
Nationality: | France |
Period of activity: | XIX, XX century |
Specialization: | Artist, Landscape painter, Painter |
Art school / group: | Barbizon School |
Genre: | Flower still life, Landscape painting, Rural landscape |
Art style: | Realism, Naturalism |
Technique: | Oil, Oil on canvas, Oil on panel |