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Italian Impressionist Painter Pietro Scoppetta (1863-1920)
As a student of James Chirico, Pietro Scoppetta studied in Rome, Paris and London. Influenced by the French Impressionists, the artist developed his own style. His favorite subjects were the views of Naples, female portraits of the Belle Époque, urban landscapes, especially of Paris.
Maurice Leloir (1851-1940) - French Illustrator
A watercolorist, illustrator, engraver and historical painter, Maurice Leloir was born in Paris into a family of well-known artists. His formal training Leloir received with his father historical painter Jean-Baptiste Auguste Leloir, his mother watercolorist Héloïse Colin and his older brother Alexander-Louis Leloir.
A very prominent illustrator, Maurice Leloir was elected President of the French Watercolor Society.
He illustrated works by J.J. Rousseau, J.B. Moliere, H. de Balzac among others.
He also designed theater posters.
In 1906, Maurice Leloir wrote and illustrated a book "the Dictionary of Costume".
In 1928, at the invitation of Douglas Fairbanks, Leloir worked in the US as an art advisor on the film The Man in the Iron Mask.
The Drink of Milk, watercolor 1882
A very prominent illustrator, Maurice Leloir was elected President of the French Watercolor Society.
He illustrated works by J.J. Rousseau, J.B. Moliere, H. de Balzac among others.
He also designed theater posters.
A ride in the Country, watercolor
In 1906, Maurice Leloir wrote and illustrated a book "the Dictionary of Costume".
In 1928, at the invitation of Douglas Fairbanks, Leloir worked in the US as an art advisor on the film The Man in the Iron Mask.
Two Elegant Figures in a Row Boat, oil
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