Saint-Tropez, Maximilien Luce — Saint-Tropez, 1897

Maximilien Luce

1858–1941 · Neo-Impressionism · 1 work

Luce trained as a wood engraver before developing his painting. Seurat and Signac encouraged his interest in separate color marks. He exhibited with the independent artists in Paris and with the avant-garde circles of Brussels, connecting different centers of Neo-Impressionism.

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Life and work

1887: Exhibits with the Indépendants
Luce showed seven divisionist paintings at the third Salon des Artistes Indépendants.
1892: Visits Signac in Saint-Tropez
This was the first of several visits to Signac on the Mediterranean coast.

Sources

National Galleries of Scotland · Maximilien Luce

Original museum reproductions, with source records on every artwork page.

Artist information: National Galleries of Scotland.

Public-domain art. An imagined museum; no museum affiliation.