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Leon Detroy

Leon Detroy (1857/59 - 1955) was active/lived in France.  Leon Detroy is known for Landscape and townscape painting and drawing.

Léon Detroy was born in Chinon in 1859, a doctor father and a mother from the family Gilles de la Tourette, thus predisposing him to a life away from pecuniary needs.

He was introduced to painting by his maternal uncle, a collector in Loudun (Vienne) who knew Corot and Courbet. Around 1880 Leon Detroy decided to enter the Beaux-Arts in Paris; but, very quickly, the academism of his master, Jean-Paul Laurens, tires him and he leaves the studio. He is then keen on the outdoors and wants to paint on the grounds as the Impressionists now do.

In 1887, he discovered the Walks around a village of George Sand. It is a revelation for him: a few days later, he arrives in Creuse, even before Armand Guillaumin. He buys a house in Gargilesse and befriends Maurice Rollinat where he meets Claude Monet. Then, he brings his friends Henri Charrier and Ernest Hareux to Rollinat at La Pouge.

From then on, the artist surveys the sunken paths and the banks of the river to fix the motif   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 1824 characters.]  Artist bio

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The turning of the Pine at Gargilesse

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Edge of the Creuse

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Paysage d'automne des environs de Crozant

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Paysage creusois en automne

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LA BAIE D'AGAY

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La Sédelle prés de Crozant

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