Henri-Victor Lesur

Henri Victor Lesur , born in 1863 in Roubaix and died in 19 32, is a painter French of the xix ^th  century specialized in portraits, genre scenes in costume, and landscapes.

Biography 

Henri Victor Lesur also known as Victor Henry Lesur was a pupil of François Flameng a professor at the School of Fine Arts . It began in the Paris Salon (where he lived, 74, Rue Demours 1 ) in 1885 and exhibited there until 1900. Many of his works are performed, like many of his contemporaries, on small wooden panels. His style is partly inspired painters of the xviii ^th  century, such as Jean-Honoré Fragonard and François Boucher . He was awarded the Universal Expositions of Paris of 1889 and 1900. It gave its name to a prize awarded by the French Artists Salon .

Works 

Exhibited at the Paris Motor Show:

• 1887: St. Louis Distributing Alms child (third class medal)
• 1888: Portrait of Mr. J. Stirling Dyce
• 1889: Communiantes
• 1890: Portrait of MM Caplain
• 1891: Farewell to the Rosier
• 1892 n ^o  1079: Portrait of Mr. Alfred Loreau , Deputy of Loiret 2
•  : N ^o  1080: A Portrait of MF ... in costume XVI Century
• 1895 n ^o  1192: Portrait of M ^lle . Wanda de Boncza; Role of Militza "For the Crown"
•  : N ^o  1193: Portrait of Jacques Fenoux; Role of Constantin Branconnir in "Pour la Couronne"