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Léon Lhermitte

Mont-Saint-Père 1844 - Paris 1925
French realist painter and etcher, whose primary subject matter was rural scenes depicting peasants at work
(Wikipedia)

Gaston Schweitzer
André Grand Homme (Paris)
1928

Description

Bronze bust on a high pedestal, on base of which sits a farmer with a scythe. On the back of the base are some sheafs of corn.

Mont-Saint-Père - Léon Lhermitte

Inscription(s)

Leon LHERMITTE
peintre
1844 1928

Signature

(bust and scythe) G. Schweitzer 1928
(socle) g. schweitzer st.
e. breton et C.... paris
(bust) grandhomme andre Fondeur paris

Sculptor

Gaston Schweitzer Montreuil-sous-Bois 1879 - Paris 1962), French sculptor.

Locatie (N 49°4'28" - E 3°29'19") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: frpi077; Photograph: 15 October 2017
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