Jean Béraud was a French painter who became famous for his paintings concerning daily
life in Paris during the Belle Époque. Throughout his life his style gradually shifted
from academic to impressionism.
He was born in Saint
Petersburg on January 12, 1849. His father was a sculptor who died when Jean
was a boy. Following his death, the family moved to Paris.
There he met the famous
painter Léon Bonnat (1833-1922) and began his career as a painter, too. His
first exhibition was in 1872.
He became famous in 1876 thanks to his painting On the Way Back from the Funeral. In
1889 he exhibited with the Society of French Watercolorists at the World’s Fair
in Paris. He received the Légion d’Honneur in 1894.
Jean Béraud died in
Paris on October 4, 1935 at the age of 86. He is buried in Montparnasse
Cemetery beside his mother.
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| On the Way Back From the Funeral, 1876 |
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