Tag: Léon Lemaître
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Léon Lemaître, LES HALLES, PARIS 01 Painting, Streets of Paris, by the artists of the time, Part 34 – With Footnotes
Léon Lemaître, 1850 – 1905, FRENCH LES HALLES, PARIS Oil on panel 15.5 by 27cm., 6 by 10¾in. Private collection Les Halles was the traditional central market of Paris. In 1183, King Philippe II Auguste enlarged the marketplace in Paris and built a shelter for the merchants, who came from all over to sell their wares.…