George Leroux French, 1877-1957
Brack débardeur

£1,500

Charcoal, chalk and red chalk
Signed (lower right) and titled (upper right)
42 × 31 cm (57 × 46 cm framed)

A painter, engraver and illustrator, who trained at the Beaux-Arts Academie under Leon Joseph Bonnat (1883-1922). Leroux was a regular exhibitor at the Salon des Artistes Française and the Prix de Rome of 1906. Leroux's works can be found in private collections as well as major galleries and museums, including the Imperial War Museum, the Petit Palais in Paris, and the Musee Departemental de l'Oise in Beauvais.