Georges Le Meilleur was born in Rouen into a family of textile industrials. Breaking away from family tradition, he moved to Paris. At the age of 21, he enrolled in the Fine Arts School of Paris, the Cormon studio. He visited southern France, Brittany and Venice, but found his greatest inspiration in the landscapes of Ile-de-France and Normandy. Le Meilleur was an engraver as well as a painter. His first drypoint engraving dates from 1882. He also had a particular passion for trees. Education Student of Mr. Purvis de Chavannes, Paris Student of Mr. Raphael Collin, Paris Student of Mr. Cormon, The Fine Arts School, Paris

Membership & Honors Great Prize for the original engraving of the National Society of Fine Arts, Paris

Exhibits and Collections (Selected) Collection Louis Barthou Gallery Tuffier, Les Andelys, France Palais Benedictine, Fecamp Palais du Roi de Rome, Rambouillet

Museums Museum of Fine Arts, Pittsburgh, USA Museum of Vincennes, France Museum of Fine Arts, Rouen, France Chalcographie de Louvre, Paris, France Bibliotheque National d'Art, Paris British Museum, London Bibliotheque Municipal of New York

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