Louise Amélie Landré

Louise Amélie Landré (31 January 1852 – 6 February 1934) was a French painter. She studied under Jean Hubert and Charles Chaplin and made her debut at the Salon in 1876. In 1885, she became a member of the Société des Artistes Français.[1] Three of her 1916 watercolors showing the lives of soldiers are in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.[2][3][4]

Louise Amélie Landré
Born31 January 1852
Paris, France
Died6 February 1934(1934-02-06) (aged 82)
Paris, France
NationalityFrench
OccupationPainter

Her work was part of the painting event in the art competition at the 1924 Summer Olympics.[5]

Painting of a nude woman curled up in bed reading a book
Lecture passionnante by Landré

References
  1. Benezit Dictionary of Artists. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 2011. ISBN 978-0-19-989991-3.
  2. "Soldiers Washing". metmuseum.org. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  3. "Soldiers Eating at a Table". metmuseum.org. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  4. "Soldiers Playing a Game". metmuseum.org. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  5. "Louise Amélie Landré". Olympedia. Retrieved 23 July 2020.


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