Pierre Louis Leger Vauthier (1845-1916)

Born of French parents while on a missionary trip to Brazil, Vauthier showed interest in art at an early age. He was the pupil of Maxime Lalanne and began exhibiting in Paris Salons in 1874 with views of Paris and the Paris region, representing his favorite subjects as the edges of The Seine or the typical scenes of the Foire du Trône or the Holiday of Saint-Cloud. He used subtle shading to depict the landscapes of the Paris area bathed in a gentle light. Vauthier's delicate precision, possessing a poetry of its own, managed to create a splendid marriage of  space and water in his Paris views, reminiscent of the most famous Impressionist painters of his time.  

Awards:

Member of the French Artists since 1883

Honorable mention in 1884

Medal of the third class in 1887

Honorable mention in the World Exhibition of 1889 

Second-class medal in 1892 

Chevalier of the Legion of Honor in 1895 

Silver medal in the World Exhibition of 1900