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Leon Emile Caille, French 1836 – 1907
Leon Caille was well known for his small, simple works of peasant life and the strength of their appeal to human nature. His interiors glow with the freshness and innocence of happy childhood and domestic life as they capture and characterize the intimacy and affection of the scene.
Born in Merville, France, he was initially a student in Aire-sur-la-Lys of Henri Magnard, a painter and decorator. He spent two years in the academic (showing 500 of 2012 characters). |