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Carrière Eugène

Eugène Carrière was the son of an insurance seller and grew up in Strasbourg. After a visit to Paris he was so impressed by the works of Rubens in the Louvre that he decided to become a painter himself. He was educated at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris.

During the war of 1870 he was imprisoned, but after the war ended he resumed his studies under the direction of Alexandre Cabanel. In 1878 he exhibited at the Salon, but his work was hardly noticed. Until 1889 he frequently had to work for printers to feed his family.

During the 1880s he became friendly with Rodin, who also supported his work. His portraits of Alphonse Daudet and Paul Verlaine are now in the Louvre. He also painted Clemenceau, Rodin and Anatole France. Around 1900 he was a man of importance and Matisse and Derain were among his pupils at the Academy.

France, 1951, Paul Verlaine