Soleil levant. Ca. 1875.
Oil on canvas.
Signed lower right. 63,5 x 92,5 cm (25 x 36,4 in).
With label of gallery "Bernheim Jeune & Fils, Paris" from 1903 on verso of stretcher.

Léon Richet was student of, among others, Dìaz de la Peña, who familiarized him with the painting of the School of Barbizon. Richet's paintings often show atmospheric landscapes with a deep horizon. He puts a particular emphasis on the detailed depiction of light at different times of the day and different weather conditions. [CB].