Oil On Canvas Signed Léo Lélée World War I , “poilu” 1914-1918

Beautiful oil on canvas:

“The correspondence of a “poilu””

Signed by Leo Lelée and dated 1915.

The painter Leopold Lelée is a French painter and illustrator, he is listed in the Benezit, and is also one of the small masters of painting.
Best known for his works by the Arlésiennes, Léo Lelée, who lived at the front, produced drawings and paintings that are precious testimonies of the daily life of the “poilus” at the front.
This is the case of this oil on canvas that shows us a scene where a soldier writes his correspondence in the light of a lamp while his comrades sleep.
The touch is very beautiful, it releases from this painting a very realistic atmosphere.

I invite you to read the beautiful catalogue of Michel Gay which talks about the works of Leo Lelée at the front.

https://fr.calameo.com/read/0060472845d28a2d9b920

The painting requires a few restorations on the right side of the painting. Most of the painting is intact.

Dimensions 60 x 51 cm

The photos are taken in natural light.
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