Le Bois - Original Tempera by Léon Barotte - Early 20th Century Early 20th Century

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Le Bois is a colored tempera on paper applied on cardboard realized by Léon Barotte (1866-1933) in the First Half … more Le Bois is a colored tempera on paper applied on cardboard realized by Léon Barotte (1866-1933) in the First Half 20th Century. The artwork represents a beautiful forest. Good conditions. Léon Barotte (1866-1933) Pupil of Henri Zuber, Albert Larteau and Edmond Petitjean, he began his career as a decorator then, on the advice of Eugène Corbin devoted himself to painting. He exhibited at the Salons de Nancy and Remiremont until 1913 and, from 1912, at the Salon of French artists of which he became a member. He also presented landscapes at the Salon des Indépendants between 1926 and 1930. In 1936 a retrospective of his works took place at the Thiébault gallery in Nancy1. A place in Rosières-aux-Salines was named in his honor. less