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Léon Duval-Gozlan was a Parisian painter, born in 1853 at 29 rue Saulnier, in the 9th arrondissement. The son of the architect Charles Duval and grandson of the novelist Léon Gozlan, he came from a family connected with architecture and literature. According to the biographical source, he added his grandfather’s surname to Duval and thereafter called himself Duval-Gozlan.
After studying in Rouen, he entered the École nationale des Beaux-Arts in 1870 and joined Alexandre Cabanel’s studio, where he remained for three years. He submitted a painting to the Salon des Artistes for the first time in 1878; the source reports that the work attracted particular notice there and that he subsequently exhibited at the Salon for ten consecutive years. In 1890, he left the Société des Artistes Français to join the Société des Artistes Indépendants. The same source describes him as close to Maxime Maufra, whom he had met in Montmartre.
In 1910, he discovered southern Brittany. He chose the Quiberon peninsula as his home base. That year, he exhibited in Paris for the last time. He spent his retirement in Kerhostin, in Morbihan, and died in 1941. Among the documented works is Rue de hameau animé, an oil on canvas, signed and dated “71”, measuring 49 × 64 cm.
This profile brings together identity references for Léon Duval-Gozlan and paintings, drawings and works on paper documented in auction catalogues.
1 references are documented at Genève Enchères. Each record links to its source; the amounts are not a general valuation of the artist’s work.
Oil on canvas
Rue de hameau animé
huile sur toile
Catalogue period : 2025-12-08
Published result : 380 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 200–300
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Documentation updated : 2026-10-19
