Léon Germain Pelouse, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Léon Germain Pelouse

French artist

Date of Birth: 01-Oct-1838

Place of Birth: Pierrelaye, Île-de-France, France

Date of Death: 31-Jul-1891

Profession: painter

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Léon Germain Pelouse (1 October 1838 – 31 July 1891) was a French painter born in Pierrelaye (Val-d'oise, France).
He was a self-taught artist.
At sixteen, he began working as traveling salesman, realising his first painting, when he was twenty, as he was serving in the French army as a conscript.
He really began professional painting at twenty-seven, exposing his first work, Les Environs de Précy (Near Précy), at the Salon de Paris of 1865.
Despite severe criticism, he continued painting.
He moved to Brittany, there, inspired by nature around Pont-Aven and Rochefort-en-Terre, Pelouse realised landscapes which were exhibited at the Salon de Paris in the following years.
He received his first medal, in 1873, for Vallée de Cernay (Cernay Valley).
He finally gained success and critics' approval.
The French government bought many of his canvas which are now property of several French museums, like Musée d'Orsay, Musée Malraux, Musée des Beaux-Arts de Nantes, etc.



Alternative names	Fernand-Anne Piestre; Fernand Anne Piestre; Fernand Piestre Cormon; Fernand Piestre; Cormon
Description	French painter
Date of birth/death	24 December 1845	20 March 1924
Location of birth/death	Paris	Paris
Work location	Berlin, Paris Brüssel, Tours
Authority control	: Q457098 VIAF: 32265301 ISNI: 0000 0000 6657 4446 ULAN: 500115385 WGA: CORMON, Fernand GND: 122497317