Eventually he abandoned historical painting and found his subject matter in the fast- moving city life of Paris, as evidenced by such works as Place de la Concorde and Two Laundresses.
As a youngster he closely observed and copied the works of Andrea Mantegna, Sandro Botticelli, and Hans Holbein the Younger. Originally planning to be a lawyer, he ended up enrolling at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in the studio of Louis Lamonthe. Initially he concentrated on history and portraits such as Madame Camus and the Portrait of the Duchess of Morbilli. Eventually he abandoned historical painting and found his subject matter in the fast- moving city life of Paris, as evidenced by such works as Place de la Concorde and Two Laundresses. FTP, who was this French painter, most famous for his paintings, drawings, and bronzes of ballerinas?
As a youngster he closely observed and copied the works of Andrea Mantegna, Sandro Botticelli, and Hans Holbein the Younger.
Edgar {Degas}