Victor Leydet (painter)

Victor Leydet (1861–1904) was a French genre painter.

Victor Leydet
Born	July 21, 1861 L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue, France
Died	October 20, 1904 Sorgues, France
Nationality	French
Occupation	Painter

Biography

Victor Leydet was born on July 21, 1861, in L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue.^[1] He was trained as a painter at the École des beaux-arts d'Avignon, now known as the École supérieure d'art d'Avignon in Avignon, where painter Pierre Grivolas (1823-1906) was his teacher. He was also trained by painters Gabriel Bourges and Jean-Léon Gérôme (1824-1904).

As a professional painter, he was a member of the New School of Avignon.^[2][3][4] His painting entitled Femmes en prières is exhibited in the Musée d'Orsay in Paris.^[5] Some of his other paintings, like Portrait du jeune homme, en pied or Avant la messe, can be seen in the Musée Calvet in Avignon.^[6][7]

He was a member of the Académie de Vaucluse.^[8]

He died on October 20, 1904, in Sorgues.^[1]

Selected works

• 
  After the Mass
• 
  Charlotte
• 
  The Hopeless
• 
  Absinthe supérieure

Secondary source

• Victor Leydet, peintre du 19e: 1861 - L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue (Campredon art et culture (L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue, Vaucluse), 1985, 47 pages).^[9]

References

1. Musee d'Orsay
2. Dominique Auzias, Jean-Paul Labourdette, Les 100 plus beaux musées de France 2013 Petit Futé, Le Petit Futé, 2013, p. 138
3. Gérald Schurr, 1820-1920, les petits maîtres de la peinture: valeur de demain, Éditions de l'Amateur, 1989, Volume 7, p. 106
4. Sophie Biass-Fabiani, Peintres de la couleur en Provence, 1875-1920, Office régional de la culture Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, 1995, p. 106
5. Musée d'Orsay: Femmes en prières
6. Musée Calvet: Portrait du jeune homme, en pied
7. Musée Calvet: Avant la messe
8. Mémoires, Volume 2, Académie de Vaucluse, p. 277
9. Google Books