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Lucien Simon (1861-1945) 
Professions: Painter; Illustrator; Portrait painter; Genre Painter; Water colorist
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Lucien Simon , French 1861-1945 La Mascarade oil on canvas
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LUCIEN J. SIMON (FRENCH, 1861-1945) DANCING COUPLES
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Lucien Simon (FRENCH, 1861-1945)
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Lucien Simon (French, 1861-1945)
Lucien Simon Biography
(b Paris, 18 July 1861; d Paris, 1945). French painter and illustrator. He first exhibited in Paris at the Salon des Artistes Français, showing portraits and religious subjects, and later at the Salon de la Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts. He specialized in depictions of the life and landscape of Brittany, which he first saw in 1890 after marrying the sister of the French artist André Dauchez (1870–1948). In 1895 he met Charles Cottet, whom he greatly admired, and the three artists then became closely associated (see BANDE NOIRE). Cottet was to be a considerable influence on Simon’s style, though Simon used brighter colours and broad brushstrokes derived from Manet. The Procession (1901; Paris, Petit Pal.) is characteristic of his Breton subjects. Here he depicted the primitive Breton lifestyle infused with strong religious feeling and blended the figures into the landscape. As well as his Breton scenes he painted portraits and interior scenes, such as Family (1927; Ottawa, N.G.).
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