About Maximilien Luce
Lived 1858 – 1941 (aged 82). Maximilien Luce was a French painter, lithographer, printmaker and draftsperson.
Maximilien Luce (; 13 March 1858–6 February 1941) was a French Neo-impressionist artist known for his paintings, graphic art, and his anarchist activism. Starting as a wood-engraver, he subsequently concentrated on painting, first as an Impressionist, then as a Pointillist, and finally returning to Impressionism.
Early life and education
Maximilien-Jules-Constant Luce was born on 13 March 1858 in Paris. His parents, of modest means, were Charles-Désiré Luce (1823–1888), a railway clerk, and Louise-Joséphine Dunas (1822–1878). The family lived in the Montparnasse, a working-class district of Paris. Luce attended school at l'Ecole communale, beginning in 1864.
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Who was Maximilien Luce?
French painter (1858-1941)
When was Maximilien Luce born?
Maximilien Luce was born on 13 March 1858 in Paris.
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Maximilien Luce died on 6 February 1941 in Paris.
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Maximilien Luce was a painter, lithographer, printmaker and draftsperson.
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Maximilien Luce was French.
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