Getting to Know About Maximilien Luce and His Incredible Artwork
Known for his unique and incredible paintings, Maximilien Luce was not just a painter but also worked as a draftsman and lithographer. He was born on 13th March 1858 in Paris, France, and also passed away in France on 6th February 1941.
During this youth, he worked hard to become a professional engraver. To become an expert in this area, Maximilien Luce took up evening courses so that they could gain more deep knowledge and understanding in this particular field.
In 1876, he visited the shop of Eugene Froment, a professional engraver [1844 to 1900]. Froment was a graduate of Ecole des Arts Decoratifs and worked as a qualified and experienced craftsman. At Eugene’s shop, Luce worked on the engravings and produced many illustrations for foreign periodicals and French newspapers.
The early life of Maximilien Luce
After working as an engraver for 4 years, Luce started to work at an art studio where he made wood-cut prints for many publications. The art studio was also where Luce met all the “French Impressionist” painters.
He, too, started to attend classes for portrait painting at the same art studio. But in 1879, Luce was called in by the French military to perform his duty as a soldier. He served in the military for 4 years and was then transferred to Paris.
After moving to Paris, he transformed from a wood engraver to a painter. Luce’s first paintings were inspired heavily by “Impressionism”. But after meeting many other artists, he started to show interest in the “Divisionist style”, which was later known as Pointillism.
This blend of influences helps Maximilien Luce to transform into a prominent figure within the Neo-Impressionist movement. He mainly focused on painting landscapes but produced artwork on political subject matter to display his ideas on politics and government.
Working as a professional painter
Luce shared his style of painting with the Neo-Impressionist movement and also shared all the political ideologies of his contemporaries.
He also stood out as a vocal and staunch advocated for anarchism and contributed heavily to countless illustrations for anarchist publications. Due to his anti-government sentiments, Luce also spends several days behind bars.
Maximilien Luce was also a member of Societe des Independants and exhibited all his shows right from 1887 till the time he died in 1941.
He was also the president of the group for nearly 5 years but resigned when the group regulation did not allow the Jewish artists to exhibit.
Last Note
Maximilien Luce was an incredible painter and created some unique and extraordinary artwork that had a relaxing vibe.
Some of these popular paintings are “The Park Near Saint-Cloud [1882]”, “Landscape Around Lagny [1885]”, and The View of the Observatory District [1882]. You will certainly come across many other types of paintings that are carefully created by Maximilien Luce.
