Léon Galand, Large-format Oval Portrait Of A Woman, Dated 1911, Rt1495

Oil on canvas on an oval stretcher, set in a beautiful, large-format frame, depicting the portrait of an elegant woman
with a striking presence in a setting featuring a garden and flowers.
This is an intimate portrait, possibly of someone from his inner circle or his first wife.
Well-executed and richly colored, this portrait is signed on the left: Léon Galand, and dated 1911

Condition: Good condition; the canvas is slightly stretched at the top of the painting
The frame, featuring a floral design and of very high quality, is also in good condition
Dimensions with frame: 149.5 x 116 cm
Dimensions without frame: 129 x 97 cm
Weight: 16.100 kg

Biography:
Léon Galand, whose full name was Léon Laurent Galand, was born in 1872 in Montpellier and died in 1960 in Clichy; he was a French painter and illustrator

He studied under Ernest Michel, Robert Delaunay, Gustave Moreau, Fernand Cormon, and Joseph Blanc.
He exhibited at the Salon des Artistes Français beginning in 1904 and won a gold medal and second prize at the Prix de Rome, an honorable mention in 1903 at the Salon des Artistes Français, a third-class medal in 1909, a gold medal.
He was awarded the Legion of Honor in 1924. He also submitted his works to the Salon d’Hiver
He painted portraits, landscapes—primarily of Brittany and Provence—genre scenes, and nudes.
His work is on display at the Musée Fabre in Montpellier
Listed in the Bénézit

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