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Léon Cauvy

Léon Cauvy (1874 - 1933) was active/lived in France, Algeria.  Leon Cauvy is known for Painting.

Leon Cauvy (1874-1933)

Primarily an orientalist painter, Cauvy was born on January 12, 1874 in Montpellier, France and died on January 3, 1933 in Algeria, his home for about 30 years.

He enrolled at the School of Fine Arts in Montpellier in 1890 and was soon the recipient of awards in drawing and design, his main area of study.  He exhibited designs at the salons of 1901, 1902, and 1903.

At the Salon of 1907, he received a third place medal in painting and that same year he was awarded a scholarship for the villa Abd-el-Tif in Algiers.  He was one of the first recipients of this scholarship along with  Paul Jouve.  

At the age of 33, he was already quite well-known in France and gained success in 1909 in Paris through the exhibition of 50 Orientalist paintings.

He decided to stay in Algiers, fascinated by the inexhaustible painting subjects of this colorful city.

He became director of the school of fine arts of Algiers fr   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 1540 characters.]  Artist bio

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