Pierre legrain biography

Pierre Legrain was born in Levallois-Perret on October 2, 1889. The son of a wealthy industrialist, he enjoyed a happy childhood.  A student at the College Sainte-Croix, at the age of 12, he convinced his parents to allow him to abandon orthodox studies in order to "cultivate" himself and learn to draw.

He took classes at l’Ecole Germain Pilon and continued his studies, his extensive culture leaving an impression on all those who met him.  Extremely athletic, the gifted young man progressively exceeded his physical abilities and impaired his health with a double lesion of the aorta.

Legrain’s devastated father passed away shortly after, casting him into misery.

Thereafter, in order to meet the needs of his mother, he was forced to submit to the worst drudgery. But he continued to draw and soon met the acquaintance of Paul Iribe. Through performing the most diverse tasks, Legrain was able to acquire a remarkable command of skil