Victor Leydet | |
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Born | July 21, 1861
L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue, France |
Died | October 20, 1904
Sorgues, France |
Nationality | French |
Occupation | Painter |
Victor Leydet (1861–1904) was a French genre painter.
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]