Léon Comerre
(1850–1916) French painter (1850-1916)
Léon Comerre (France, 1850–1916) is listed in the catalogue as a painter. By year of birth, Léon Comerre belongs to the chapter ‘Impressionism’ in this site’s history of art.
Léon Comerre was born in Trélon and died in rue Ampère. Léon Comerre trained at Beaux-Arts de Paris, École des beaux-arts de Lille, and French Academy in Rome. Léon Comerre studied under Alphonse Colas. Léon Comerre worked in France. Wikidata associates Léon Comerre with academic art and Orientalism. Léon Comerre became a member of Rosati. The awards include Knight of the Legion of Honour, Officer of the Legion of Honour, and Prix de Rome. The students included Consuelo Fould.
The best-known works include ‘L'Araignée’, ‘Pierrot playing the mandolin’, and ‘The Flood’. The works belong mainly to the genre portrait. The catalogue has 11 works by Léon Comerre with free images. The dated works span the years 1884–1911. Works by Léon Comerre are held by Nantes Museum of Arts, Strasbourg Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, and Musée d’Orsay. Wikidata links one work to a movement covered in the chapter ‘Realism’.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Emilio Sala Francés, Louis Maurice Boutet de Monvel, Aimé Morot, Raphaël Collin, and Ivan Pavlovich Pokhitonov.