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Jun 21, 1887 Lille, Hauts de France, France Died on 04 Aug 1938 (aged 51)
French artist
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About Léon Danchin
- Léon Danchin (21 June 1887 - 4 August 1938) was a French artist known for his drawings of animals, primarily sporting dogs.
- He was also a sculptor. Danchin was born in Lille (France) on 21 June 1887, the second of six children of Albert and Margaret Danchin.
- For centuries, the Danchin family lived in northern France, in Anchin in Hainaut, where the family name originated.
- In 1919, Danchin married Simone Meesemaecker. For ease of working, Danchin moved his family to Chantilly, close to Paris.
- His first works sold very well in France, and also in Belgium, the United States, and England.
- Danchin later moved to Bergues, in the French Flanders, where he was able to hunt regularly.
- It was during this period that he drew many of the hunting scenes for which he is renowned. Today, Galerie Hautecœur in Paris manages the re-productions of Danchin's art.
