Maurice Leloir (1853–1940) - Plan d’eau bordé d’arbres

Maurice Leloir (1853–1940) — Tree-Lined Pond

Technique: Colored pencil and mixed media on paper.

Dimensions: 11 cm high × 18 cm wide.

Period: 1890–1900.

Date: August 1898.

Signature / monogram: Monogrammed “ML”.

Tree trunks in the foreground frame a pale blue stretch of water. A path runs along the shore, while the hatching on the trunks and foliage contrasts with the calm surface of the water.

Style: Landscape 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 took part in 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 care he devoted to costumes, poses, and settings. He specialized in historical reconstruction, particularly in the world of the 17th and 18th centuries. A painter of genre and historical scenes, he also worked in advertising and the decorative arts. In 1907, he founded the Société de l’histoire du costume, whose collections would contribute to the establishment of the Musée de la Mode in Paris. In 1928, he worked on the sets and costumes for the film The Iron Mask, starring Douglas Fairbanks. His research resulted in several publications on the history of costume, making him a leading 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.