Jules Bastien-Lepage

French painter (1848–1884)

† 1884 · Artists · Painter in the permanent collections of Art Institute of Chicago, Musée d'Orsay, Metropolitan Museum of Art, National Gallery of Art, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Cleveland Museum of Art; cross-wiki notability: 32 language Wikipedias

In the collections of

Art Institute of Chicago · Musée d'Orsay · Metropolitan Museum of Art · National Gallery of Art · Smithsonian American Art Museum · Philadelphia Museum of Art · Cleveland Museum of Art

License & source

Public domain · Wikidata

Life

Jules Bastien-Lepage was born on November 1, 1848 in Damvillers and died on December 10, 1884 in 17th arrondissement of Paris, aged 36. Recorded occupations: painter, printmaker, draftsperson, graphic artist and artist. Country of citizenship: France. Associated movement: potato. Fields of work: painting. Notable works include “Adolphe Franck (1810-1893), French philosopher”, “Émile Bastien-Lepage”, “The Beggar” and “October (Saison d'octobre)”. Educated at Beaux-Arts de Paris. Honours include Prix de Rome and Knight of the Legion of Honour.

At a glance

Born: November 1, 1848 · Damvillers
Died: December 10, 1884 · 17th arrondissement of Paris
Age at death: 36
Citizenship: France
Occupations: painter, printmaker, draftsperson, graphic artist, artist
Movements: potato
Notable works: Adolphe Franck (1810-1893), French philosopher, Émile Bastien-Lepage, The Beggar, October (Saison d'octobre)
Education: Beaux-Arts de Paris
Honours: Prix de Rome, Knight of the Legion of Honour
Wikipedia editions: 32 languages
Signature licence: Public domain

About this signature

This image of Jules Bastien-Lepage's signature comes from Wikimedia Commons (Wikidata P109 signature file). Its licence is recorded as Public domain. It is linked to the person through Wikidata property P109 (signature), which ties a documented individual to a specific archived file. We show the file as published and do not redraw or retouch it. Public-domain signature; painter deceased since 1884 (>50 yr): no copyright or right-of-publicity exposure. Works held by 7 major museums.

Biographical facts: Wikidata Q541859 (CC0), retrieved 2026-10-13. Read more about Jules Bastien-Lepage on Wikipedia.

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