Léon Richet

Swinging on a Star: The Private Collection of Kathryn & Bing Crosby

Léon Richet

French 1843 - 1907

Peasant Woman and Chickens; Shepherd and Flock by a Pond: a pair

Shepherd and Flock by a Pond

signed and dated lower left: Leon. Richet 1872

oil on panel

panel: 17 by 23 ⅞ in.; 43.2 by 60.6 cm

framed: 24 by 31 ⅛ in.; 61 by 79.1 cm

Executed in 1872.

Peasant Woman and Chickens

signed and dated lower left: Leon Richet 79 / Richet

oil on panel

panel: 16 ¾ by 24 in.; 42.5 by 61 cm

framed: 24 by 31 ½ in.; 61 by 80 cm

Executed in 1879.