Jules Bastien-Lepage - 0 views
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he attended Verdun seminary and won every prize for drawing. He decided that he wanted to be a great painter, and he was eventually sent to Paris, where all students of art would start.
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1873 he painted his grandfather in the garden, and this painting later became a favorite for many art lovers for its true-to-life qualities. In 1873 he was also commissioned to paint the Prince of Wales.
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Jules Bastien-Lepage was described as a man of honesty and sincerity. He was very assertive and positive. He showed a great enthusiasm for other art, especially Van Eyck's alterpiece at the Ghent cathedral. Bastien was very modest about his own work and his success. He has a deep love of nature. He had many friends and colleagues who loved him. It seems, however, that his strongest quality was that he was always determined to paint and live in his own way.