Artists

Leon Germain Pelouse

French, 1838-1891

Leon Germain Pelouse was born in Pierrelaye in 1838 and died on July 31, 1891. He was a portrait and landscape painter from the French school. Pelouse had to overcome resistance from his parents to become a painter. After receiving permission, Pelouse began his voyage to study art at the museums across Europe. When he returned, Pelouse was inducted for a brief period in the military. His effort to paint was done with his Colonelís permission and was executed in the barracks.

Pelouse was a regular exhibitor at the Paris Salons. In 1873, he was awarded a second place medal. At the Salon of 1878, Pelouse was awarded the first place medal and decorated with Frances highest honor, the Legion d’honneur. Then in 1889, Pelouse was awarded a gold medal at the Salon.

Leon Germain Pelouse is known for the compassion that he lends to each painting through his vision of the harmony between life and nature. After his death, the l’Ecole de Beaux-Arts honored him with a retrospective exhibition.

Museums:
Ameins: Corderie, Honfleur
Breist: Douet, Douarnez
Carcassonne: Grandcamp, maree basse
Dunkerque: Le matin dans a vallee de Cernay
Grenoble: Le soir
La Rochelle: Le ferme de Toutin
Le Havre: Prairies inondees, Breceha