Henry Victor Lesur “The Flower Seller”
Source: The Flower Seller – Here is one from our sold archives. Henri Victor Lesur was born in Roubaix on April 28, 1863. His early life, before he entered the Ecole des Beaux-Arts, remains a mystery. At the École he studied under François Flameng, an academically trained artist who also depicted scenes influenced by the masters of the eighteenth century. Flameng’s painting and tutelage was instrumental in forming Lesur’s style and theme of painting. Lesur debuted at the Salon of 1887 with Saint Louis Enfant Distribuant des Aumônes (The Young Saint Louis Distributing Alms) for which he received a third-class medal, an impressive debut for a young artist. Lesur’s career ended early. He exhibited at the Salon for the last time in 1895 and he died in 1900. The exact date of his death is unknown.