Léo Herrmann (painter)

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Léo Herrmann (born July 2, 1853 in Paris , † 1927 ) was a French anti-clerical painter.

Trained in France, he took part in the Paris genre painting salons since 1875. His pictures mostly showed cardinals in red cassocks in funny scenes. Herrmann soon achieved wide popularity.

  • Enjoy the meal

  • At the swan pond

  • Butterfly hunting

  • The nap

  • The cardinal in his studio

literature

  • Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker, (Eds.) General Lexicon of Fine Artists from Antiquity to the Present. Veb EA Seemann Verlag, 1980–1986.

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personal data
SURNAME Herrmann, Léo
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French anti-clerical painter
DATE OF BIRTH July 2, 1853
PLACE OF BIRTH Paris
DATE OF DEATH 1927