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)
LE TRÉPORT. A River View by Maximilien Luce. Antique oil . Neo-Impressionist
By Maximilien Luce
Located in St. Albans, GB
Maximilien LUCE 1858-1941 LE TRÉPORT Oil on paper mounted on canvas Signed bottom Left 5.5 x 9.5" (14 x 24.5cm) 10.5 x 14.5" (27 x 37.5cm) Provenance : Collection Jean Bouin ...
Oil, Laid Paper
Afternoon Provence, South of France Impressionist Landscape painting, Purple
By Maximilien Luce
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
Framed size: 22.5" x 25.5" Afternoon Provence by Maximilien Luce is a luminous landscape painted with the vibrant, broken brushstrokes characteristic of Post-Impressionism and Divis...
Canvas, Oil
$24,081
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...
Oil, Board
$22,863
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...
Oil, Board
$37,842
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...
Oil, Panel
$45,790
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...
Canvas, Oil, Laid Paper
$51,983
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...
Oil, Board
$32,131
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...
Oil, Board
$145,257
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...
Oil, Panel
$51,983
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...
Oil, Panel
Rolleboise le Remorqueur, Oil on Canvas, Signed, French Impressionist, Framed
By Maximilien Luce
Located in New York, NY
Oil on canvas 14 3/4 x 21 1/2 inches (37.5 x 54.6 cm.) Framed: 20 x 26 inches (50.8 x 66 cm) Signed: Luce Provenance: Private West Coast collection Literature: This painting will b...
Canvas, Oil
$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 ...
Oil, Board
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...
Laid Paper, Watercolor
$1,350
H 17.88 in W 23.88 in D 0.13 in
Mid Century Rocky Stream Impressionist Landscape
By James Russell Ford
Located in Soquel, CA
Beautiful mid-century landscape painting of large boulders in a rushing stream by listed California artist James Russell Ford (American, 1888-1963). Signed lower right: "J.R. Ford." ...
Oil, Fiberboard, Canvas
$549
H 14.5 in W 17.25 in D 0.75 in
Mid Century Figurative Seascape with Sailboats
By Henryk Dzienczarski
Located in Soquel, CA
Mid-century figurative seascape with boats by Henryk Dzienczarski, (Poland, b-1917). Signed "H. Dzienczarski" lower right. Displayed in a wood fra...
Oil, Illustration Board
$3,773
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...
Oil, Board
$4,125
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 ...
Oil, Wood Panel, Board
$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,...
Oil, Board
Williamsburg VA in Spring
By Guy Carleton Wiggins
Located in Milford, NH
A fine spring scene in historic Williamsburg, Virginia with the Governor’s Palace in the background by American artist Guy Carleton Wiggins (1883-1962). Wiggins was born in Brooklyn,...
Canvas, Oil
$600
H 6 in W 8 in D 0.25 in
"Twilight Over a Mountain Lake" (2025) Landscape Impressionist Oil Painting
By Devin Michael Roberts
Located in Denver, CO
Devin Michael Roberts' (US based) "Twilight Over a Mountain Lake" is a beautiful original oil painting on panel, depicting a deep and saturated red sunset, close to dusk. Artist bio...
Oil, Panel
$3,800
H 14 in W 20.5 in D 1 in
"View of Venice" Impressionist Oil Painting with Figures and Boats along Venice
By Niek van der Plas
Located in New York, NY
This captivating scene of Venice from the 21st Century is a wonderful display of Van der Plas's true passion for outdoor genre paintings. The vibrant colors and impressionistic brush...
Oil, Board
$6,605
H 22 in W 37 in D 2 in
20th Century Paris Street Scene 'Place du Châtelet' by Antoine Blanchard
By Antoine Blanchard
Located in St. Albans, GB
Antoine Blanchard 20th Century. Picture size: 15 x 30" (38 x 75cm) Outside Frame Size: 22 x 37 (56 x 94cm) Signed bottom right Oil on canvas BIOGRAPHY - Antoine Blanchard (1910 - 1...
Canvas, Oil
$15,000
H 24.25 in W 21.25 in D 1.5 in
"Madison Square on 5th Avenue and 23rd Street" Impressionist Winter Street Scene
By Johann Berthelsen, 1883-1972
Located in New York, NY
A truly stunning jewel and pertinent example of Berthelsen's charming New York City winter scenes depicting Madison Square Park on 5th Avenue and 23rd Street. An iconic scene that so...
Canvas, Oil, Board
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H 8.5 in W 28.5 in
Rue de Paris - Impressionist Landscape Oil Painting by Maximillien Luce
By Maximilien Luce
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed figures in landscape oil on board circa 1908 by French impressionist painter Maximilien Luce. The piece depicts workers on the Rue de Paris in Saint-Denis, a commune in the northern suburbs of Paris, France. The workers are unloading their bags from horse and carts. Signature: Signed lower left Dimensions: Framed: 8.5"x28.5" Unframed: 4"x24" Provenance: Private collection - Switzerland This work is included in the catalogue raisonne of the works of Maximillien Luce...
Oil, Board
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H 22 in W 25 in
Chaumieres sous la neige - Impressionist Landscape Painting by Maximillien Luce
By Maximilien Luce
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...
Oil, Board
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H 16.5 in W 19.5 in
Le Marche du Gisors - Impressionist Landscape Oil Painting by Maximillien Luce
By Maximilien Luce
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...
Oil, Panel
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H 5 in W 7 in
Steamer at Sunset - Impressionist Oil, Boat in Seascape by Maximillien Luce
By Maximilien Luce
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
A beautiful oil on board circa 1915 by French Impressionist painter Maximillien Luce depicting the silhouette of a steamer boat at sea as the sun sets...
Oil, Board
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H 10 in W 16 in
Sur la Cote - 19th Century Oil, Boat at Sea Coastal Landscape by Maximilien Luce
By Maximilien Luce
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Oil on paper. Signed lower left. Framed dimensions are 16 inches high by 22 inches wide. A certificate of authenticity is available for this work from Mme Denise Bazetoux. Maximilie...
Paper, Oil
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H 21 in W 29 in
Guernes-19th Century Oil, Figures & Dog by River in Landscape by Maximilien Luce
By Maximilien Luce
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
"Guernes, la passerelle sur le bras de la Seine" A large oil on canvas by popular French artist Maximilien Luce. A completely magnificent and superb pie...
Canvas, Oil
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H 13 in W 20 in
Figures on Beach - Treport - 20th Century Oil, Coastal Landscape by M Luce
By Maximilien Luce
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
A stunning oil on canvas by popular French artist, Maximilien Luce. A perfectly coloured and superb piece. Signed and dated 1931 lower right. Framed dimensions are 20 inches high by ...
Canvas, Oil
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H 6.5 in W 7.5 in
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 ...
Oil, Panel
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H 13 in W 20 in
Bords de Seine - 19th Century Oil, Trees in Riverscape by Maximillien Luce
By Maximilien Luce
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Oil on canvas circa 1922. Signed lower right. Framed dimensions are 18 inches high by 28 inches wide. Authenticated by Madame Denise Bazetoux and included in Tome III of the Catalogu...
Canvas, Oil
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H 11 in W 16 in
"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 ...
Canvas, Oil
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H 16 in W 13 in
"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...
Canvas, Oil
Le Depart - Man Gets off Horse
By Maximilien Luce
Located in Miami, FL
Le Depart - Size without rabbet. 28 1/2 x 21 1/8 Oil on canvas scene shows city street with buildings having woman on stairs with other people and horse rea...
Oil