Alfred Lesbros

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'''Alfred Lesbros''' (1873–1940) was a French painter born in Montfavet, near Avignon, France. He painted approximately a thousand works that can be seen in museums and public collections in Aix-en-Provence, Arles, Avignon, Marseille, Montpellier and Tournon. Some of his works have gained interest and local fame: "''La cour de la livrée de Thury''", "''Le jardin''", "''Footing''" (Calvet Museum, Avignon). From impressionism to cubism, Alfred Lesbros took part in the artistic revolutions of the early twentieth century.

== Some works == * ''La Tour Philippe Le Bel'',<ref name="maitres">{{in lang|fr}} [http://artistesprovencaux.free.fr/maitres/lesbros.htm Lesbros] on artistesprovencaux.free.fr</ref> 1920 * ''Porte de Roussillon avec les plantes sauvages'' ou ''La Peau de la panthère'',<ref>{{in lang|fr}} [http://www.impressionism-art.org/img153.htm?sessionid=6a054895d8317e816980423ff80f2923 ''Porte de Roussillon avec les plantes sauvages''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120321064430/http://www.impressionism-art.org/img153.htm?sessionid=6a054895d8317e816980423ff80f2923 |date=2012-03-21 }}</ref> 1926 * ''Jardin du musée Calvet'',<ref>{{in lang|fr}} [http://www.impressionism-art.org/img154.htm?sessionid=6a054895d8317e816980423ff80f2923 ''Jardin du musée Calvet''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120321064741/http://www.impressionism-art.org/img154.htm?sessionid=6a054895d8317e816980423ff80f2923 |date=2012-03-21 }}</ref> 1927 * ''Le Pont Saint-Bénezet aux galets'', 1927–1928 * ''Le Chemin à Villeneuve'',<ref>{{in lang|fr}} [http://www.impressionism-art.org/img156.htm?sessionid=6a054895d8317e816980423ff80f2923 ''Le Chemin à Villeneuve''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120321064748/http://www.impressionism-art.org/img156.htm?sessionid=6a054895d8317e816980423ff80f2923 |date=2012-03-21 }}</ref> 1928 * ''Rue Pente-Rapide à Avignon'',<ref name="maitres" /> 1932 * ''La Vierge au jardin'',<ref name="artnet">{{in lang|fr}} [http://www.artnet.fr/artist/669575/alfred-lesbros.html Lesbros] sur artnet.fr</ref> 1932 * ''Le Tournant de Barbentane'',<ref name="maitres" /> 1936 * ''Vallon des Grenadiers Sauvages'',<ref name="artnet" /> 1937 * ''Le Pont Saint-Bénezet'',<ref>{{in lang|fr}} [http://www.impressionism-art.org/img157.htm?sessionid=6a054895d8317e816980423ff80f2923 ''Le Pont Saint-Bénezet''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120321064753/http://www.impressionism-art.org/img157.htm?sessionid=6a054895d8317e816980423ff80f2923 |date=2012-03-21 }}</ref> 1937 * ''Le Jardin fleuri'',<ref>{{in lang|fr}} [http://www.impressionism-art.org/img158.htm?sessionid=6a054895d8317e816980423ff80f2923 ''Le Jardin fleuri''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120321064757/http://www.impressionism-art.org/img158.htm?sessionid=6a054895d8317e816980423ff80f2923 |date=2012-03-21 }}</ref> 1937 * ''Le Vieux Moulin à Barbentane'',<ref>{{in lang|fr}} [http://www.impressionism-art.org/img159.htm?sessionid=6a054895d8317e816980423ff80f2923 ''Le Vieux Moulin à Barbentane''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120321064800/http://www.impressionism-art.org/img159.htm?sessionid=6a054895d8317e816980423ff80f2923 |date=2012-03-21 }}</ref> 1938 * ''La Maison rose'',<ref>{{in lang|fr}} [http://www.impressionism-art.org/img160.htm?sessionid=6a054895d8317e816980423ff80f2923 ''La Maison rose''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120321064811/http://www.impressionism-art.org/img160.htm?sessionid=6a054895d8317e816980423ff80f2923 |date=2012-03-21 }}</ref> 1939 * ''La Cour de la livrée de Thury'' * ''Le Jardin'' * ''Promenade'' * ''Maison en Provence''<ref name="artnet" />

==Gallery== <gallery> File:Alfred Lesbros - Pont Saint-Bénezet.jpg|''Le pont Saint-Bénezet aux galets'', Oil on canvas, private collection File:Alfred Lesbros - Anémones.Jpeg|''Anémones Blanches et Oranges'', Oil on cardboard, private collection File:Alfred Lesbros - Renoncules.Jpeg|''Renoncules'', Oil on cardboard, private collection </gallery>

==External links== {{Commons category}} *[http://artistesprovencaux.free.fr/maitres/lesbros.htm Alfred Lesbros on Artistes Provencaux]

==References== {{reflist}} *Eliane Aujard-Catot, ''Alfred Lesbros'', Fondation Louis Vouland, Avignon

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lesbros, Alfred}} Category:19th-century French painters Category:French male painters Category:20th-century French painters Category:20th-century French male artists Category:1873 births Category:1940 deaths Category:19th-century French male artists