The Life and Art of Léon Gard Léon Gard was a French painter and art critic born in Tulle, Limousin. After his family moved to Morigny, Normandy, and later to the 13th arrondissement of Paris, he began expressing his artistic gifts at an early age. In 1913, at twelve years old, he drew a self-portrait in charcoal. Two years later, he was enrolled in the Académie Ranson after writing to Louis Metman. Throughout his career, Gard worked as a notarial clerk and later as an art restorer, owning a workshop where he also continued his writing. His painting style involved using pure colour and a tech…