Leo Herrmann

Leo Herrmann
Born(1853-07-02)July 2, 1853
Died1927 (aged 73–74)
NationalityFrench
MovementAnti-clerical art

Leo Herrmann (2 July 1853 – 1927) was a French anti-clerical painter.

Herrmann was educated at the École des Beaux-Arts,[1] and learned under the tutelage Ernest Meissonier.[2] He entered the Parisian art scene in 1875 at the Paris Salon.[1] Herrmann occasionally painted dandies or soldiers,[3] but became a successful artist by creating works that depict cardinals wearing red cassocks in comical scenarios.[4]

Some of his paintings have clerics feeding swans; others have cardinals themselves painting. Another has a cardinal drinking wine through a long straw.[3]

Works

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His first painting, shown in 1875, is A Bout d'Argument. Others include La Bonne Histoire (1876), Le Scandale du Jour (1877), Au Rendez-Vous (1887), Le Goûter (1889), Au Cabare (1896),[1] The Cordon Bleu, Suzette's Slipper,[5] and L'incroyable.[6]

  • The Ace of Hearts
    The Ace of Hearts
  • Feeding Time
    Feeding Time
  • Butterfly Hunting
    Butterfly Hunting
  • The Cardinal's Nap
    The Cardinal's Nap

References

  1. ^ a b c Singer, Isidore; Haneman, Frederick T. (1906). "Herrmann, Leo". Jewish Encyclopedia.
  2. ^ "Macmillan's Magazine". Vol. 50. New York. 1884. p. 95 – via Google Books. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  3. ^ a b Zafran, Eric M. (1992). Cavaliers and Cardinals. Cincinnati: Taft Museum. p. 54. ISBN 0-915577-23-2.
  4. ^ "Leo Herrmann". Haynes Fine Art. Haynes Fine Art of Broadway. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  5. ^ Catalogue of the Private Gallery of Valuable Paintings Belonging to Mr. Edward M. Knox. American Art Association. 1906. Nos. 10 & 48 – via Google Books.
  6. ^ "More New Pictures". The Detroit Art Loan Record (125). H.A. and K.B. Ford: 164, 173. 1883 – via Google Books.


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