thumb|200px|Self-portrait, c. 1925–1930

Maximilien Luce (; 13 March 1858–6 February 1941) was a French Neo-impressionist artist known for his paintings, graphic art, and his anarchist activism. Starting as a wood-engraver, he subsequently concentrated on painting, first as an Impressionist, then as a Pointillist, and finally returning to Impressionism.

Early life and education

thumb|150px|left|The Artist's Room, rue Lavin, 1878

Maximilien-Jules-Constant Luce was born on 13 March 1858 in Paris. His parents, of modest means, were Charles-Désiré Luce (1823–1888), a railway clerk, and Louise-Joséphine Dunas (1822–1878). The family lived in the Montparnasse, a working-class district of Paris. Luce attended school at l'Ecole communale, beginning in 1864.

Sources

Further reading

  • Bouin-Luce, Jean and Denise Bazetoux, Maximilien Luce, catalogue raisonné de l'œuvre peint, Paris, Editions JBL, 1986–2005.
  • Brown, Stephen, "Luce, the artist engage," PhD dissertation, Columbia University, New York, N.Y. 2003
  • Cazeau, Philippe, Maximilien Luce, Lausanne, Bibliothèque des arts, 1982.
  • Fénéon, Fanny, Correspondance de Fanny & Félix Fénéon avec Maximilien Luce, illustrée par Luce de portraits originaux, Tusson, Charetnte, Du Lérot, 2001.
  • Luce, Maximilien, Maximilien Luce, peindre la condition humaine, Paris, Somogy éditions d'art, 2000.
  • Luce, Maximilien, Maximilien Luce, Palais des beaux-arts, [Charleroi] 29 octobre-4 decembre 1966, Charleroi, Palais des beaux-arts, 1966.
  • Mantes-la-Jolie, Inspirations de bords de Seine, Maximilien Luce et les peintres de son époque, Paris, Somogy, 2004.
  • Maximilien Luce – Findlay Galleries
  • Maximilien Luce on ArtNet