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Léon Augustin L'hermitte (1844 - 1925) - France (Mont-Saint-Père)
Realism, Realism
Léon Augustin Lhermitte (31 July 1844, Mont-Saint-Père – 28 July 1925, Paris) was a French realist painter and etcher whose primary subject matter was rural scenes depicting peasants at work. He was a student of Lecoq de Boisbaudran, he gained recognition after his show in the Paris Salon in 1864. His many awards include the French Legion of Honour...... |
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Alexander Liberman (1912 - 1999) - Russia (Kiev)
Alexander Semeonovitch Liberman (September 4, 1912 – November 19, 1999) was a Russian-American magazine editor, publisher, painter, photographer, and sculptor. He held senior artistic positions during his 32 years at Condé Nast Publications. When his father took a post advising the Soviet government, the family moved to Moscow. Life there became di...... |
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Eustache Le Sueur (Lesueur) (1616 - 1655) -
Eustache Le Sueur or Lesueur (19 November 1617 – 30 April 1655) was a French artist and one of the founders of the French Academy of Painting. He is known primarily for his paintings of religious subjects. He was born in Paris, where he spent his entire life. His father, Cathelin Le Sueur, a turner and sculptor in wood, placed him with Vouet, in wh...... |
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Louis-Jean-François Lagrenée (a.k.a. Lagrenée the elder) (21 January 1725 – 19 June 1805) was a French rococo painter and student of Carle van Loo. He won the Grand Prix de Rome for painting in 1749 and was elected a member of the Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture in 1755. His younger brother Jean-Jacques Lagrenée (a.k.a. Lagrenée the you...... |
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Romanticism, Romanticism
Lev Feliksovich Lagorio (Russian: Лев Феликсович Лагорио 9 December 1826, Feodosia - 17 November 1905, Saint Petersburg) was a Russian painter and watercolorist, known primarily for his seascapes and maritime scenes. He was associated with the "Cimmerian" school of painting, composed of artists who worked in Southern Crimea. His father, Felice Lago...... |
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William Leighton Leitch (1804 - 1883) - United Kingdom (Glasgow)
William Leighton Leitch (2 Nov 1804 – 25 April 1883) was a master Scottish landscape watercolour painter and illustrator. He was Drawing Master to Queen Victoria for 22 years. He was Vice President of the Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolours, on Pall Mall in London, for twenty years. Leitch was born in Glasgow, the son of a soldier who had p...... |
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William Langson Lathrop (1859 - 1938) - United States (Painesville)
William Langson Lathrop (March 29, 1859 – September 21, 1938) was an American Impressionist landscape painter and founder of the art colony at New Hope, Pennsylvania. He is sometimes referred to as a "Pennsylvania Impressionist". Lathrop was a member of the National Academy of Design and served on numerous exhibition juries during his career. He re...... |
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Jean Lemaire dit Lemaire-Poussin (1598 - 1659) -
Jean Lemaire (1598–1659) was a French painter. He is also known as Lemaire-Poussin, due to his frequent close collaborations with Nicolas Poussin. He specialised in landscapes and classical architectural scenes, populated with mythological figures in classical dress. Lemaire was born in Dammartin-en-Goële. He studied under Claude Vignon before movi...... |
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Lionel Dalhousie Robertson Edwards (1878 - 1966) - United Kingdom (Clifton)
Lionel Edwards (9 November 1878 – 13 April 1966) was a British artist who specialized in painting horses and other aspects of British country life. He is best known for his hunting scenes but also painted pictures of horse racing, shooting and fishing. He provided illustrations for Country Life, The Sphere, The Graphic and numerous books. The son o...... |
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