LÉON BAROTTE (1866-1933) Pont d'Austerlitz, 1906 Canvas signed, dated lower right and located lower left Height 33.5 cm - Width 54.5 cm Provenance: Libert et Castor sale, Paris Hôtel Drouot, April 7, 1995, no. 78. A student of Zuber, Larteau and Petitjean, Léon Barotte began his career as a decorator, then, on the advice of patron Eugène Corbin, turned to painting in 1908. From 1912 onwards, he exhibited at the Salon des artistes français, becoming a member. He also exhibited landscapes at the Salon des indépendants between 1926 and 1930. A major retrospective of his work was held in 1936 at the Galerie Thiébault in Nancy.