Pierre Leleux Adolphe

Born: 1812

Death: 1891

Biography:

Adolphe Pierre Leleux was a French painter and illustrator, born in Paris 15 November 1812 and died in Paris on 27 July 1891. His brother Armand Leleux was also a painter.
Adolphe Pierre Leleux was self-taught and exhibited work at the Paris Salon from 1835 onwards. Although he decided to concentrate on painting after 1837, he did study engraving in the studio of Alexandre Vincent Sixdeniers. It was in 1838 that he discovered Brittany and painted many genre paintings inspired by the Breton countryside. He was given the nickname "Leleux le Breton".
"Une noce en Bretagne". This 1863 work, held in the Quimper Musée des beaux-arts, depicts a wedding.
Adolphe Leleux; "Jour de fête en Cornouaille" or "Lutteurs de Basse-Bretagne". This 1864 painting was thought to have been inspired by the wrestlers at the "pardon de Saint-Cadou" in Gouesnach.
"L'assaut des Chouans".

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