Maximilien Luce
Lucie Cousturier (1876 - 1925) in her Garden
About this artwork
A note on the back of the picture states that it is a study or ‘première pensée’ for a larger painting. Luce was born in Paris and was a pupil of Paul Signac, one of the leading Neo-Impressionists. He was also greatly influenced by Georges Seurat whose masterpiece Sunday afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte (Art Institute, Chicago) was at one time owned by Lucie Cousturier, the subject of Luce’s picture.
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title:Lucie Cousturier (1876 - 1925) in her Garden
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accession number:NG 2444
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materials:Oil on panel
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date created:1890 - 1905
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measurements:32.40 x 23.60 cm (framed: 52.40 x 43.10 x 8.50 cm)
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credit line:Bequest of Mrs Isabel M Traill 1986
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photographer:Antonia Reeve
Maximilien Luce
Maximilien Luce
Luce was born in Paris on 13 March 1858, the son of Charles Désiré Luce, a clerk in the Seine prefecture. In 1872 he was apprenticed to the wood engraver H.T. Hildebrand. He also trained as a painter, attending evening classes at an art school in the rue de Vaugirard…
