Maximilien Luce (1858 - 1941) Charcoal/Paper of a standing figure. Signed lower left. Sight Size: 12.5 x 6.5 inches. Provenance: From a Private Florida Collection. Luce's affiliation with Pissarro led to a shared fascination with the Divisionist technique and the scientific analyses of Georges Seurat. Along with Seurat, by 1887 Luce was exhibiting at the Salon des Independants with Neo-Impressionist paintings and founded l'Ecole des Neo-Impressionistes with Paul Signac. Luce also preferred the depiction of the everyday life of the working class rather than the elegant bourgeoisie. At the turn of the century, Luce grew weary of Pointillism and reverted back to the Impressionist style. In addition, he was influenced of the newly debuted Fauves, yet another growing artistic movement headed by Henri Matisse whereby non-naturalistic colors were used to evoke emotional response. Museum Collections include:
Museum D'Orsay, Paris; National Gallery, Oslo; Museum of the Annunciation, Saint-Tropez; Kroller-Muller National Museum, Netherlands; Goteburg Art Gallery, Goteburg, Sweden; Phoenix Art Museum, AZ; Minneapolis Institute of Arts, MN; Petit Palais, Geneva; National Museum of Modern Art, Paris.