Léonie
HUMBERT-VIGNOT
(Lyon - 1878-1960)
Léonie Humbert-Vignot was born February
16 1878 in Lyon. She studied at that city's
l'École des Beaux-Arts under the artists
Alexandre Bonnardel and Édouard Toudouze.
She exhibited at the Lyon Salon beginning in
1896 and as part of the Salon des Artists Francais
in Paris beginning in 1905.
Humbert-Vignot is best known for her orientalist
paintings, and particularly for her elegant
female nudes, many of whom are shown from behind,
like this equisite sketch on blue-grey Ingres
paper.
The date November 9, 1917 (9 nov 17) appears
in the upper right corner.
Dimensions: Around 12 X 9 inches
(around 22 x 30 cm)
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