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Léon Augustin Lhermitte, An Elderly Peasant Woman

Léon Augustin Lhermitte

French · 1844–1925 · Painter, Printmaker

Léon Augustin Lhermitte was a French naturalist painter and etcher whose primary subject matter was rural scenes depicting peasants at work. (Wikipedia)

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  1. Léon Augustin Lhermitte, Le bêcheur, pastel sur papier marouflé sur toileLe bêcheurBonhams · €28,160≈ $30,934≈ £24,250Sign up to see
  2. Léon Augustin Lhermitte, Washerwomen on the banks of a river, pastelWasherwomen on the banks of a riverSworders · £7,500≈ $10,055≈ €8,653Sign up to see
  3. Léon Augustin Lhermitte, La première leçon, oil on canvasLa première leçonBonhams · $8,750≈ £6,218≈ €7,070Sign up to see

Léon Augustin Lhermitte’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).

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Léon Augustin Lhermitte, Washerwomen on the banks of a river, pastel
Washerwomen on the banks of a river
Sworders · May 19, 2026
£7,500Sign up free to see
Léon Augustin Lhermitte, Paysan accoudé, charcoal on paper
Paysan accoudé
Bonhams · Jun 19, 2025
€256Sign up free to see
Léon Augustin Lhermitte, Untitled, pastel 34 x 29cm
Untitled
Sworders · Nov 19, 2024
£500Sign up free to see
Léon Augustin Lhermitte, Paysans discutant à Mont-Saint-Père, pastel on paper
Paysans discutant à Mont-Saint-Père
Bonhams · Mar 12, 2024
$5,120Sign up free to see
Léon Augustin Lhermitte, Marchande A Morlaise, oil on canvas
Marchande A Morlaise
Lawrences Auctioneers · Oct 18, 2023
£2,600Sign up free to see
Léon Augustin Lhermitte, Le bêcheur, pastel sur papier marouflé sur toile
Le bêcheur
Bonhams · Jun 22, 2023
€28,160Sign up free to see
Interior of a Mill in Kersaint, Finistere
Anderson & Garland · Oct 27, 2022
£120Sign up free to see
Léon Augustin Lhermitte, Untitled, pastel 31.5 x 23.5cm Exhibited: Paris
Untitled
Sworders · Sep 27, 2022
£1,900Sign up free to see
Léon Augustin Lhermitte, Untitled, pastel 31.50 x 24cm Exhibited: Paris
Untitled
Sworders · Sep 27, 2022
£1,000Sign up free to see
Léon Augustin Lhermitte, The farmyard, pastel on paper
The farmyard
Bonhams · May 5, 2022
$6,375Sign up free to see
Léon Augustin Lhermitte, La première leçon, oil on canvas
La première leçon
Bonhams · Mar 27, 2018
$8,750Sign up free to see
Léon Augustin Lhermitte, A landscape with farmhouses, pastel on paper laid down on board
A landscape with farmhouses
Bonhams · Jan 20, 2013
$2,500Sign up free to see
Léon Augustin Lhermitte, The farmyard, pastel on paper
The farmyard
Bonhams · Nov 16, 2021
Léon Augustin Lhermitte, A landscape with farmhouses, pastel on paper laid down on board
A landscape with farmhouses
Bonhams · Nov 18, 2012

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

Léon Augustin Lhermitte, An Elderly Peasant Woman
An Elderly Peasant Womanc. 1878 · charcoal with black chalk, with stumping, scraping erasing and wetting, on wove paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James T. Dyke — Ope…
Léon Augustin Lhermitte, An Episcopal Visitation
An Episcopal Visitation1881 · etching on laid paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Andrew Robison — Open Access (CC0)
Léon Augustin Lhermitte, Washerwomen Setting the Linens Out to Dry
Washerwomen Setting the Linens Out to Dry1884 · black charcoal with brown pastel on wove paper laid down on board
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Merritt Porter Dyke in Honor of …
Léon Augustin Lhermitte, The Weaver's Cottage
The Weaver's Cottagec. 1903 · pastel, conté crayon, and charcoal on tan paper, mounted on canvas (on wooden stretcher)
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Merritt Porter Dyke in Honor of …
Léon Augustin Lhermitte, Study of Two Women, One Seated and One Holding a Basket
Study of Two Women, One Seated and One Holding a Basket1879 · graphite and white gouache on blue-gray laid paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, William B. O'Neal Fund — Open Access (CC0)
Léon Augustin Lhermitte, Paying the harvesters
Paying the harvesters1882
Musée d'Orsay ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Musée d'Orsay
Léon Augustin Lhermitte, Haymaking
Haymaking1887
Van Gogh Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Van Gogh Museum
Léon Augustin Lhermitte, 1=''Old Harvester's Meal
1=''Old Harvester's Meal1886
Brooklyn Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Brooklyn Museum
Léon Augustin Lhermitte, The Church of Saint-Eugène (L'Église de Saint-Eugène)
The Church of Saint-Eugène (L'Église de Saint-Eugène)1884
Brooklyn Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Brooklyn Museum
Léon Augustin Lhermitte, The Grape Harvest
The Grape Harvest1884
Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Léon Augustin Lhermitte, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Metropolitan Museum of…
Léon Augustin Lhermitte, Among the Humble
Among the Humble1905
Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Léon Augustin Lhermitte, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Metropolitan Museum of…
Léon Augustin Lhermitte, The Harvesters
The Harvesters1888
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Art Institute of Chicago
Léon Augustin Lhermitte, Friend of the Humble (Supper at Emmaus)
Friend of the Humble (Supper at Emmaus)1892
Museum of Fine Arts Boston ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Museum of Fine Arts Boston
Léon Augustin Lhermitte, The Harvesters
The Harvesters1888–89 · Oil on canvas
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Mr. and Mrs. Martin A. Ryerson Collection — public …
Léon Augustin Lhermitte, Harvest
Harvest1872 · Etching, aquatint, and scraping on tan wove paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, The Charles Deering Collection — public domain (CC0)
Léon Augustin Lhermitte, The Reapers
The Reapersc. 1872 · Etching on cream laid paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, The Charles Deering Collection — public domain (CC0)
Léon Augustin Lhermitte, The Lectern
The Lectern1871 · Black chalk with smudging, scraping and erasing with traces of white chalk on cream laid paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of an Anonymous Donor — public domain (CC0)
Léon Augustin Lhermitte, Women Praying in Church
Women Praying in Church1875/1885 · Charcoal, with stumping, scraping and erasing, on ivory laid paper (discolored to cream), perimeter mounted on cream wove paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Alfred E. Hamill — public domain (CC0)
Léon Augustin Lhermitte, Quai au Sable, Chartèves
Quai au Sable, Chartèves1904 · pastel on gray wove paper
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Noah L. Butkin — Open Access (CC0)
Léon Augustin Lhermitte, Interior of a Butcher Shop
Interior of a Butcher Shopc. 1881 · charcoal and black chalk heightened with white chalk (media continue onto secondary support)
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Muriel S. Butkin — Open Access (CC0)
Léon Augustin Lhermitte, The Apple Market at Landerneau
The Apple Market at Landerneau1878 · pen and brown ink over tracing in red chalk
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Muriel Butkin — Open Access (CC0)
Léon Augustin Lhermitte, Seated Peasant Woman
Seated Peasant Womanc. 1885 · charcoal
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Muriel Butkin — Open Access (CC0)
Léon Augustin Lhermitte, Fishing Boats on the Beach at Étretat
Fishing Boats on the Beach at ÉtretatAugust 1865 · charcoal (stumped)
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Barbara Greenough Bradley in memory of her m…

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