Hippolyte Léty, Le Puy Des Féés (circa 1920)

HIPPOLYTE LÉTY (Vienne, Isère, 1878-1959)
Le Puy des Féés
Circa1920
Oil on canvas
65 x 54
80 x 69 (with frame)
Unsigned
Label, probably for an exhibition on the spine, inscribed: LÉTY
Titled on the back: Le Puy des Féés
Original frame

Beautiful and important work by Hippolyte Léty. Born in Vienne (Isère) and trained at the École des Beaux-Arts in Lyon with Tony Zac and Alexandre François Bonnardel, then in Paris with Léon Bonnat, Ferdinand Humbert and Luc-Olivier Merson (it is the last three who most influenced him), for part of his career he was a professor at the School of Art in Tourcoing. But his heart always remained in Vienne, and even though the name of the region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes is a new one, from his capital Vienne, Léty painted the great region all around with unparalleled love, energy and virtuosity.