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The last fifteen years One year later, on November 1, 1915, barely
51 years old, August Le Gras died of liver
The Le Gras children were born between cancer.
1900 and 1910, the oldest in Hilversum.
After a year they moved to Blaricum and The family then fell apart, partly due to lack

again two years later to Laren, where the of money. The youngest daughter stayed
youngest daughter last saw the light of life. with her mother, the other two girls joined
friends’ families and the two brothers
The family first moved into a temporary received their education through the
home there in anticipation of a new house, Louise Foundation. They have all ended up

which the painter had built next to the very well in their lives. Mother Le Gras died
Gooise School. in 1925, ten years after the death of her
beloved husband.
The house was named Sint Lukas and is
located on what is now called the Le
Grasweg no. 2. It can be recognized by a
shield in the gable top with the head of a
winged bull, the coat of arms of Saint Luke,

the painters' guild.

The house could be built from an
inheritance, which fell to Mrs. Le Gras. But
not much later they lived again in the same

plight as before.

In 1910 the family was “finished”, and
August again got the itch in the legs: he
resumed his travels to North Africa. In
general, he stayed away for three months
and then stayed home for another three
months. He never came back empty-

handed. In addition to the completed
paintings and drawings he brought all kind
of things with him. Sometimes it was
Sloughis again, other times he imported
Arabic stallions for relations and also Artis Father and Mother Le Gras with daughter “Bird” and

could regularly enjoy his imports. Due to Sloughi dog (family album)
the war conditions, the trips stopped in
1914.