Maximilien Luce Figurative Paintings

French, 1858-1941

Maximilien Luce was born in Paris in 1858. In 1876 he apprenticed in the shop of the engraver Eugène Froment (1844–1900), a qualified craftsman and graduate of the Ecole des Arts Décoratifs. There, Luce worked on numerous illustrations for French newspapers and foreign periodicals.

In 1877, Luce left Paris and went to London. When he returned to France in 1879 he was called for military service. It was during his military service that Luce met Charles Emile Carolus-Duran (1837–1917), the famous French painter and sculptor who was an instructor to countless artists. Luce entered Carolus-Duran’s studio, a move that not only provided him with meticulous training as a draftsman but also introduced him to the leading painters of the time. Luce met Camille Pissarro (1830–1903), with whom he became very good friends and who gave Luce much artistic advice. Along with Pissarro, Georges Seurat (1859–1891) and Paul Signac (1863–1935), Luce was one of the founders of the Neo-Impressionist School (i.e., the Pointillists).

Luce joined the Société des Indépendants in 1887 and consistently participated in the avant-garde group’s exhibitions. Though landscapes made up most of his oeuvre, Luce executed some marvelous paintings of people in the Pointillist style, and this social realist aspect differentiated him from many of his fellow Neo-Impressionists. For a period of time, Luce was a strict Pointillist. After 1920, however, Luce started to paint in a freer manner. He accepted the position of President of the Société des Artistes Indépendants in 1935, a role from which he would eventually resign as a statement against the society’s growing posture towards restricting Jewish artists from exhibiting.

Luce made a significant contribution to exporting Neo-Impressionism and maintained strong ties with the Belgian Pointillist Théo van Rysselberghe (1862–1926). An indefatigable artist, he left a sizable amount of work in various mediums and remains a very important figure in French Post-Impressionist art. Maximilien Luce died in 1941.

(Biography provided by Stern Pissarro Gallery)

Artist: Maximilien Luce

Maximilien LuceCoucher de Soleil - Rotterdam - Impressionist Landscape Oil by Maximillien Luce, 1906

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Coucher de Soleil - Rotterdam - Impressionist Landscape Oil by Maximillien Luce

By Maximilien Luce

Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire

Signed oil on panel riverscape by French impressionist painter Maximilien Luce. The piece depicts a view of the Nieuwe Maas River where it connects to the North Sea in Rotterdam in T...

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Early 1900s Impressionist Maximilien Luce Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Maximilien LuceRollesboise - Impressionist Landscape Oil Painting by Maximillien Luce, c.1917

$37,099

Rollesboise - Impressionist Landscape Oil Painting by Maximillien Luce

By Maximilien Luce

Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire

Signed oil on panel riverscape by French impressionist painter Maximilien Luce. Painted in mainly blues and greens, the piece depicts a view of Rolleboise, a scenic cliffside commune...

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1910s Impressionist Maximilien Luce Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Maximilien LuceTemps d'Orage - Mereville - Post Impressionist Landscape Oil by Maximilien Luce, 1904

$23,609

Temps d'Orage - Mereville - Post Impressionist Landscape Oil by Maximilien Luce

By Maximilien Luce

Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire

Signed oil on board landscape circa 1904 by French Post Impressionist painter Maximilien Luce. The work depicts a view of Mereville, a former commune in the Essonne department in Île...

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Early 1900s Post-Impressionist Maximilien Luce Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Board

Maximilien LuceOuvriers sur La Seine - Post Impressionist Figurative Oil by Maximilien Luce, c.1907

$22,415

Ouvriers sur La Seine - Post Impressionist Figurative Oil by Maximilien Luce

By Maximilien Luce

Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire

Signed oil on board figures in landscape circa 1907 by French Post Impressionist painter Maximilien Luce. The work depicts several workers on a dock of the River Seine in France on a...

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Early 1900s Impressionist Maximilien Luce Figurative Paintings

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Board, Oil

Maximilien LucePaysage a Mereville - Post Impressionist Landscape Oil by Maximilien Luce, c.1902

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Paysage a Mereville - Post Impressionist Landscape Oil by Maximilien Luce

By Maximilien Luce

Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire

Signed oil on board landscape circa 1902 by French Post Impressionist painter Maximilien Luce. The work depicts a view of Mereville, a former commune in the Essonne department in Île...

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Early 1900s Post-Impressionist Maximilien Luce Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Board

Maximilien LuceSoleil Couchant - Honfleur - Impressionist Seascape Oil by Maximillien Luce, 1929

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Soleil Couchant - Honfleur - Impressionist Seascape Oil by Maximillien Luce

By Maximilien Luce

Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire

Signed and dated seascape oil on paper laid on canvas by French impressionist painter Maximilien Luce. The piece depicts a view of the sea at Honfleur, a commune in the Calvados depa...

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1920s Impressionist Maximilien Luce Figurative Paintings

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Maximilien LuceMaximilien Luce La Cueilleuse de Fruits, 1885

$4,200

Maximilien Luce La Cueilleuse de Fruits

By Maximilien Luce

Located in Dallas, TX

Maximilien Luce (French, 1858-1941) La Cueilleuse de Fruits oil on newsprint laid down to board signed Luce (lower right) Sight: 13 1/2 x 6 1/2 in. (34.3 x 16.5cm) Frame: 17.5 x 10 I...

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1880s Expressionist Maximilien Luce Figurative Paintings

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Maximilien LuceJardin a Gisors - Impressionist Figures in Landscape Oil by Maximillien Luce, 1896

$142,402

Jardin a Gisors - Impressionist Figures in Landscape Oil by Maximillien Luce

By Maximilien Luce

Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire

Signed and dated figures in landscape oil on canvas by French impressionist painter Maximilien Luce. The piece depicts two women in a garden in Gisors - a commune in the French depar...

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1890s Impressionist Maximilien Luce Figurative Paintings

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Panel, Oil

Maximilien LucePaysage a Moulineux - Impressionist Landscape Oil Painting by Maximillien Luce, 1898

$51,012

Paysage a Moulineux - Impressionist Landscape Oil Painting by Maximillien Luce

By Maximilien Luce

Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire

Signed oil on board landscape by French impressionist painter Maximilien Luce. The work depicts a view of rolling French countryside on a summer's day with white clouds contrasting t...

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1890s Impressionist Maximilien Luce Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Board

Maximilien LuceLarge Maximilien Luce Farm Scene Mixed Media Drawing, 1890

$8,500

Large Maximilien Luce Farm Scene Mixed Media Drawing

By Maximilien Luce

Located in Dallas, TX

Maximilien Luce (Fr. 1858 - 1941) Farm Scene Painting Maximilien Luce incorporates ink, crayon, and watercolor to create a large impressionistic and multifaceted social statement of...

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1890s Maximilien Luce Figurative Paintings

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Maximilien LuceMaximilien Luce (French, 1858-1941) Femme Lavant le Linge

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Maximilien Luce (French, 1858-1941) Femme Lavant le Linge

By Maximilien Luce

Located in Dallas, TX

MAXIMILIEN LUCE (French, 1858-1941) Femme Lavant le Linge Estate stamped signature 'Luce' (lower right) Oil on canvas Canvas: 16 1/4 x 13 in. (41.3 x 33.0 cm) framed: 25 1/4 x 22 x 1...

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1890s Expressionist Maximilien Luce Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Franz WeidingerBad Ischl Austria, 1930's

$650

H 12 in W 16 in

Bad Ischl Austria

By Franz Weidinger

Located in Buffalo, NY

An original antique watercolor painting by well listed Austrian artist Franz Weidinger. This work is signed and titled lower left and housed in a be...

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1930s Impressionist Maximilien Luce Figurative Paintings

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Laid Paper, Watercolor

Wilhelm HenningModernist Mid century Swedish tram and figure scene in Fauvist colors, Circa 1950

$1,950

H 14 in W 12 in

Modernist Mid century Swedish tram and figure scene in Fauvist colors

Located in Woodbury, CT

Acquiring a mid-20th-century Fauvist painting by Wilhelm Henning is an opportunity to own a piece of art that captures the vibrant spirit and expressive color palette of the Fauvist ...

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1950s Fauvist Maximilien Luce Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Board

Karl AbelKornhamnstorg, Gamla stan, Stockholm, with Riddarholmskyrkan in the background, c. 1940s

$3,698

H 18.51 in W 22.84 in

Kornhamnstorg, Gamla stan, Stockholm, with Riddarholmskyrkan in the background

Located in Stockholm, SE

This atmospheric painting depicts Kornhamnstorg in Gamla stan during the quiet hours of evening. The scene unfolds along the waterfront where the historic square meets the water, wit...

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1940s Post-Impressionist Maximilien Luce Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Board

Anton GenbergLakeside at Gärdsvik, Ljusterö, 1891, 1891

$6,241

H 35.44 in W 42.92 in

Lakeside at Gärdsvik, Ljusterö, 1891

By Anton Genberg

Located in Stockholm, SE

In the soft evening light, a lone figure rows a small boat across the calm water, while tall reeds fringe the quiet shoreline in the foreground. Rolling wooded hills embrace the lake...

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1890s Impressionist Maximilien Luce Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Hayley Lever"Boat on Beach" Hayley Lever, Modernist, Quick Brushwork, Boat in Marina, 1952

$2,500

H 10 in W 13 in

"Boat on Beach" Hayley Lever, Modernist, Quick Brushwork, Boat in Marina

By Hayley Lever

Located in New York, NY

Hayley Lever Boat on Beach, 1952 Oil on canvasboard 5 3/4 x 8 5/8 inches Provenance The artist Davis Galleries, New York (#DG 188) Private Collection, Ne...

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1950s American Impressionist Maximilien Luce Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Olof ArboreliusImpressionist Oil on Paper: Man Crossing a Stream, Late 19th Century, late 1800s

$2,196

H 11.62 in W 10.04 in

Impressionist Oil on Paper: Man Crossing a Stream, Late 19th Century

By Olof Arborelius

Located in Stockholm, SE

oil on paper mounted on cardboard unframed 18.5 × 14.5 cm (7.3 × 5.7 in) framed 29.5 × 25.5 cm (11.6 × 10 in) signed with monogram “OA” Provenance: From the artist’s estate; by desc...

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Late 19th Century Impressionist Maximilien Luce Figurative Paintings

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Louis PastourMarine Painting "Trois Pêcheurs" Louis Pastour (France, 1876-1948), 1930s

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H 8.13 in W 11.13 in

Marine Painting "Trois Pêcheurs" Louis Pastour (France, 1876-1948)

Located in SANTA FE, NM

"Trois Pêcheurs" Louis Pastour (France, 1876-1948) Oil on board Signed l.l. 7 7/8 x 4 7/8 (8 1/8 x 11 1/8 frame) inches Louis Pastour was called the “The Painter of the Sun” (Le Pe...

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1930s Post-Impressionist Maximilien Luce Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Board

John Reilly 1"Snow Day Sledding" Post-Impressionist Colorful Winter Scene Oil Painting Framed, Late 20th Century

$2,250

H 22 in W 26 in D 1.5 in

"Snow Day Sledding" Post-Impressionist Colorful Winter Scene Oil Painting Framed

By John Reilly 1

Located in New York, NY

A lively and colorful winter scene oil painting depicting a snowy hill by the village with people sledding and skiing with much depth and detail. Capturing a cozy winter magic scene,...

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Late 20th Century Post-Impressionist Maximilien Luce Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Board

Severin NilsonSeverin Nilson Children in Meadow Oil Painting Swedish Impressionism, c. 1900

$4,045

H 12.8 in W 10.44 in

Severin Nilson Children in Meadow Oil Painting Swedish Impressionism

Located in Stockholm, SE

Severin Nilson (1846–1918) Sweden Children in a Flower Meadow signed lower right Severin Nilson oil on board laid on panel unframed 25 × 18 cm (9.8 × 7.1 in) framed 32.5 × 26.5 cm ...

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Early 1900s Post-Impressionist Maximilien Luce Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel, Board

John EdwardsVintage 1956 British Impressionist Landscape Oil Painting Stone Bridge River, e.g. 1956

$540

H 21.3 in W 25.2 in D 1 in

Vintage 1956 British Impressionist Landscape Oil Painting Stone Bridge River

Located in Stockholm, SE

This vivid mid-20th-century landscape by professional British artist John Edwards (1914–2009) captures a stunning Cornish view with a rushing river beneath an old stone bridge. Paint...

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1950s Post-Impressionist Maximilien Luce Figurative Paintings

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Wood, Oil, Cardboard

Binjé Frans'A Path in the Forest' by Frans Binjé ( Luik 1835 – 1900 Brussels) Belgian, 1835 – 1900

$2,889

H 19.3 in W 14.18 in D 2.76 in

'A Path in the Forest' by Frans Binjé ( Luik 1835 – 1900 Brussels) Belgian

Located in Knokke, BE

Binje Frans Luik 1835 – 1900 Brussels Belgian Painter 'A Path in the Forest' Signature: signed lower right Dimensions: image size 36 x 22 cm, fram...

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19th Century Impressionist Maximilien Luce Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Thomas Kegler"In The Silence, James 1:17" (2025) Original Oil Painting, Lake Scene, 2025

$4,300

H 16 in W 12 in

"In The Silence, James 1:17" (2025) Original Oil Painting, Lake Scene

By Thomas Kegler

Located in Denver, CO

"In The Silence, James 1:17" (2025) by Thomas Kegler is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a serene sunrise above a quiet lake. About the artist: Thomas Kegler’s growi...

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2010s Impressionist Maximilien Luce Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Board

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Maximilien LuceRue de Paris - Impressionist Landscape Oil Painting by Maximillien Luce, c.1908

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Maximilien LuceChaumieres sous la neige - Impressionist Landscape Painting by Maximillien Luce, c.1905

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Chaumieres sous la neige - Impressionist Landscape Painting by Maximillien Luce

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Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire

Signed landscape oil on board circa 1905 by French impressionist painter Maximilien Luce. The piece depicts an evening winter scene, with the roofs of the red cottages covered in sno...

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Le Marche du Gisors - Impressionist Landscape Oil Painting by Maximillien Luce

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Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire

Signed figures in landscape oil on panel circa 1895 by French impressionist painter Maximilien Luce. The piece depicts people walking in the shadows of the trees at the Market of Gis...

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Maximilien LuceGuernes-19th Century Oil, Figures & Dog by River in Landscape by Maximilien Luce, 1924

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Guernes-19th Century Oil, Figures & Dog by River in Landscape by Maximilien Luce

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Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire

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Maximilien LuceFigures on Beach - Treport - 20th Century Oil, Coastal Landscape by M Luce, c.1931

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Figures on Beach - Treport - 20th Century Oil, Coastal Landscape by M Luce

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Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire

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Maximilien LuceLes Baigneuses - 19th Century Oil, Figures at the Beach by Maximilien Luce, c.1920

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Les Baigneuses - 19th Century Oil, Figures at the Beach by Maximilien Luce

By Maximilien Luce

Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire

Oil on panel circa 1920. Signed lower left. Framed dimensions are 12 inches high by 13 inches wide. Included in the catalqgue raisonne of the painter by Denise Bazetoux. Maximilien ...

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Maximilien LuceAppareilleurs

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Appareilleurs

By Maximilien Luce

Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire

Oil on panel. Signed lower right. Maximilien Luce was a French Neo-Impressionist artist, known for his paintings, illustrations, and engravings. As a painter, Luce was initially inf...

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Maximilien LuceEtude - L'Execution de Varlin, 1910

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Etude - L'Execution de Varlin

By Maximilien Luce

Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire

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Maximilien Luce"Le Repos a Rolleboise" Luce C.19th French Impressionist Figures in Landscape, 1932

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"Le Repos a Rolleboise" Luce C.19th French Impressionist Figures in Landscape

By Maximilien Luce

Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire

A charming and relaxing painting depicting of figures resting amongst the trees in the small town of Rolleboise which lies on the river Seine. Brilliantly brushed and highlighted by ...

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1930s Impressionist Maximilien Luce Figurative Paintings

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Maximilien Luce"Carriage on the Road to Rolleboise" Luce C.19th French Impressionist Landscape, 1932

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"Carriage on the Road to Rolleboise" Luce C.19th French Impressionist Landscape

By Maximilien Luce

Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire

A lovely piece depicting of a carriage moving through the small town of Rolleboise which lies on the river Seine. Wonderfully painted by the popular artist. Oil on canvas, signed low...

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1930s Impressionist Maximilien Luce Figurative Paintings

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Maximilien LuceThe Seine, c.1920

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The Seine

By Maximilien Luce

Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire

A delightful landscape oil on panel by popular French artist Maximilien Luce. A simply brilliant and unusually wide piece depicting the activities on the river Seine, truly remarkable. Signed lower right. Maximilien Luce was a French Neo-Impressionist artist, known for his paintings, illustrations, and engravings. As a painter, Luce was initially influenced by Impressionism, and was later inspired by the Divisionist style of Georges Seurat. He would go on to adopt a Pointillist approach to painting, as evidenced in his 1895 work On the Bank of the Seine...

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Maximilien LuceSoldiers in Paris, c.1916

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Soldiers in Paris

By Maximilien Luce

Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire

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