François Depeaux

François Depeaux (13 July 1853 - 11 October 1920) was a French industrialist, art collector and patron.

Following his divorce, part of his collection was split up in 1901 at the hôtel Drouot[1] and in 1906 through a sale due to judicial reasons at the Georges Petit gallery.

He died at Mesnil-Esnard and on his death his remaining collection was split up at three public sales.

His coal business was inherited by his son Edmond Depeaux, who was denounced by the Kommandantur during the German occupation of France in the 1940s, sentenced to death for storing arms and shot on 17 December 1941.

[2] On 20 October 2012 a François-Depeaux wing was opened on the site of the Château du Vracq (one of Depeaux's properties) at La Bouille (Seine-Maritime).