Willette Adolphe Leon
Chalons-sur-Marne, 1857; Paris, 1926 ; Peintre, lithographe, graveur, illustrateur, décorateur, caricaturiste ;Officier de la Légion d'Honneur en 1912 ; Elève de Cabanel à l'Ecole des Beaux-Arts. Débute au Salon de 1881
School : France
42 works referenced in French museums
Style and technique
Willette Adolphe Leon se rattache au dessin dans sa démarche artistique. Son médium de prédilection est papier, lithographie. Willette Adolphe Leon se consacre à dessin.
Legacy and influence
On retrouve des oeuvres de Willette Adolphe Leon dans des musées de France et d'ailleurs. 4 établissements muséaux conservent des oeuvres de cet artiste.
Works in public collections
Works in French museums
Willette Adolphe Leon is among the artists whose works are preserved in « Musée de France » labeled museums. The Joconde database of the Ministry of Culture lists 20 works attributed to this artist in French public collections.
Curator museums
The works of Willette Adolphe Leon are preserved in the following museums: musée d'Art et d'Histoire Louis Senlecq, musée du Louvre, musée d'art moderne et contemporain de Strasbourg, musée des civilisations de l'Europe et de la Méditerranée. These institutions bear the « Musée de France » label and ensure the conservation and accessibility of their collections.
Artistic fields
The works of Willette Adolphe Leon belong to the following fields: estampe, dessin, peinture, estampe, ethnologie.
Data sources
The information presented comes from the Joconde database of the Ministry of Culture (data.culture.gouv.fr), under the Open License v2.0 (Etalab).
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Artistic movements
Century
Techniques
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Frequently Asked Questions
Everything you need to know
The Joconde database references 42 works attributed to Willette Adolphe Leon in museums of France. 19 of them have a digitized image available online. These works cover various fields: dessin, estampe, peinture, estampe, ethnologie.
Works by Willette Adolphe Leon are held in 4 labeled 'Museum of France', including the musée d'Art et d'Histoire Louis Senlecq. Each work entry indicates the holding museum, which allows planning a visit. Check with the museum whether the work is on display or in storage.
The data comes from the Joconde database of the Ministry of Culture (data.culture.gouv.fr), distributed under Open License v2.0 (Etalab). The records are provided by the holding museums, and biographical information is extracted from the database fields.
No. Only cataloged and digitized works in the Joconde database appear on DellArte. Other works by Willette Adolphe Leon may exist in museum reserves, private collections, or foreign museums. Digitization progresses each year.
Consult the work's record to identify the holding museum, then contact it to verify if the work is on display. Find out about opening hours and admission fees on the official museum website.
Works by Willette Adolphe Leon belong to the following fields: dessin, estampe, peinture, estampe, ethnologie. The Joconde database documents the technique, period, and holding museum for each work.
According to the records in the Joconde database, works by Willette Adolphe Leon employ the following techniques and materials: papier, lithographie, vélin, technique estampe (couleur), encre. Each work record details the technique in the 'Materials / Techniques' field.
Textual data are under Open License v2.0 and can be freely reused. For images, rights depend on the artist's date of death: if Willette Adolphe Leon died over 70 years ago, their works are in the public domain in France. Otherwise, images remain under copyright.
Use the DellArte contact page to report the error. For corrections at the source (attribution, dating, biography), report them to the Ministry of Culture via data.culture.gouv.fr.
The Joconde database references over 50,000 artists. Explore the artist directory on DellArte to discover other creators from the same field or era as Willette Adolphe Leon.