Émile Bastien-Lepage (20 January 1854 – 19 January 1938) was a French painter and

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, younger brother of

Jules Bastien-Lepage Jules Bastien-Lepage (1 November 1848 – 10 December 1884) was a French painter closely associated with the beginning of naturalism, an artistic style that grew out of the Realist movement and paved the way for the development of impressioni ...

. His works include ''After the War'', ''The Darling of the Meadow'' and ''Near Damvillers''. Born in

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to Claude Bastien and Adèle Lepage, he studied under Jules, who also painted his portrait in 1879, a work now in the

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. He was a member of the

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and exhibited at its salon in 1884 and 1889. He was also a member of the

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and exhibited at its salon. In 1889 he also designed a plinth for

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's statue of Jules. Émile himself died at

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Biography

Son of Claude Bastien and Adèle Lepage, brother and pupil of

(1848-1884), who painted his portrait in 1879 (

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),''Émile Bastien-Lepage'' par Jules Bastien-Lepage
La toile a d'abord appartenu au

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avant d'être transférée au musée d'Orsay en 1982. Elle est déposée depuis 1998 au

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. Émile Bastien-Lepage was a member of the

and exhibited at the

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in 1884 and 1889, as well as at the

, of which he was a member. His works include Intérieur paysan à Damvillers (1882), Villa chauve (1884), Homme déversant une brouette (1891). In 1929, his paintings Après la guerre (After the War), Le Doyen de la prairie (The Dean of the Meadow) and Autour de Damvillers (Around Damvillers) were noticed.

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