Attribué à Maurice Leloir (1853–1940) - Couple dans un jardin au chevreuil

Attributed to Maurice Leloir (1853–1940) — Couple in a Garden with a Roe Deer

Technique: Colored pencils on paper.

Dimensions: 12.5 cm high × 17 cm wide.

Period: 1890–1900.

Signature / monogram: Unsigned / no monogram.

Two figures in colorful costumes sit at the foot of a flower-filled vase, beside an animal resembling a roe deer. The oval outline of the scene reveals a small figure study in the left margin.

Style: Genre illustration in colored pencil.

Movement: Academic tradition / late 19th-century French illustration.

Biography of Maurice Leloir
Maurice Leloir (1853–1940) was a French painter, watercolorist, draftsman, and illustrator. Born into a family of artists, he trained in particular under his mother, Héloïse Colin, and his brother, Louis Leloir. He exhibited at the Salon and was a member of the Société des aquarellistes français. From the 1880s onward, he illustrated works by Molière, Marivaux, Rousseau, and Alexandre Dumas. His compositions are distinguished by the attention he paid to costumes, poses, and settings. He specialized in historical reconstructions, particularly of the 17th and 18th centuries. A painter of genre and historical scenes, he also worked in advertising and decorative arts. In 1907, he founded the Société de l’histoire du costume, whose collections would contribute to the establishment of the Paris Fashion Museum. In 1928, he collaborated on the sets and costumes for the film The Iron Mask, starring Douglas Fairbanks. His research led to several publications on the history of costume, establishing him as an authority in the field.

The condition of the sheet and its support is shown in the photographs, which form part of the description.

Artwork sold unframed.

Condition: Good.