Charles Lucien Leander ( French: Charles Lucien Léandre ; July 22, 1862 , Chanceres, Orne department - May 24, 1934 , Paris ) - French artist.
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| Charles Lucien Léandre | |
 Self Portrait (1920) | |
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| Date of Birth | July 22, 1862 |
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| Date of death | May 24, 1934 (71 years old) |
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| Citizenship |  France |
| Genre | caricature , portrait |
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Biography
The son of an officer. Since 1878 he studied in Paris with Emil Ben , then entered the Academy of Fine Arts with Alexander Cabanel . In 1882 - 1897 he taught drawing in Parisian educational institutions. In 1889 , at the World Exhibition in Paris, he was awarded a bronze medal for the painting “Mother (I Sleep, but my heart is awake)” ( French La Mère , Latin Dormio cor meum vigilat ). At the World Exhibition in 1900 , he received a gold medal for his work in the technique of lithography .
Along with portraiture, he dealt a lot with caricature and cartoon , in 1904 he founded the Society of Comedy Artists ( French Société des Peintres Humoristes ). Leander's works in this genre were published in leading French newspapers, including Figaro , and in specialized satirical publications, including the magazine Laughter ( Le Rire ); not all of these works were benevolent in nature. He also acted as an illustrator - his illustrations for " Madame Bovary " by Gustave Flaubert were especially famous.
Gallery
Mayor's speech
Waltz
Beauty in a red hat
Rothschild