Maurice Leloir

Maurice Leloir

Maurice Leloir in 1920
Born 1 November 1853
Paris
Died 4 October 1940(1940-10-04) (aged 86)
Paris
Spouse(s) Céline Bourdier,

Maurice Leloir (1 November 1853 – 7 October 1940) was a French illustrator, watercolourist, draftsman, printmaker, writer and collector.

Biography

The son and pupil of painter Auguste Leloir and watercolorist Héloïse Suzanne Colin daughter of painter Alexandre-Marie Colin, Maurice Leloir first exhibited at Salon des artistes français, of which he became the secretary. With many other painters, he was a member of the Crozant School in the valleys of Creuse.

Memorial plaque at 21 avenue Gourgaud in Paris

Around the 1890s, Maurice Leloir and his students flooded the picture book market, inspired by photographs representing accurately costumes and attitudes of the past, much appreciated by bibliophiles. A prolific illustrator of books, especially for children, such as the Richelieu by Theodore Cahu, of magazines and fans, he founded the "Société d'histoire du costume" in 1907.

His brother, Alexandre-Louis Leloir, also an illustrator, was a well known painter. In 1884, Guy de Maupassant dedicated him the short story Idylle.

Works

Maurice Leloir realized some paintings including La Maison Fournaise (oil on wood) exposed in the musée Fournaise of the city of Chatou, but unfortunately stolen in 1999.[1]

Publications


References

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