Zeytline Leon

Biography

Léon Zeytline, born on October 7, 1885 in Paris to Russian parents, is a painter who discovered the French capital in 1906 and settled there permanently. Fascinated by Paris, he devoted his art to depicting the grand boulevards, emblematic neighborhoods and iconic monuments such as the Eiffel Tower. His work captures the light of the Belle Époque and the Roaring Twenties, with an attention to detail that often evokes living postcards.
Zeytline enjoyed working in oil as well as watercolor and gouache. He immortalized nearly five hundred views of Paris, while also painting seascapes. His works are still kept in private homes, and some are exhibited in the Carnavalet, Hamburg and Mulhouse museums.
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Leon Zeytline began his artistic training with the Armenian painter Aivazovsky in Crimea, then at the Moscow School of Painting and Sculpture. In Paris, he became an illustrator for tales and court chronicles. He also produced illustrations of the First World War published in the press. Married to Anne-Marie Bisch, he settled in Alsace before exhibiting his works in several galleries throughout Europe.