Armand Guillaumin

France · 1841–1927

Armand Guillaumin was a French Impressionist painter and lithographer. == Biography == === Early years === Born Jean-Baptiste Armand Guillaumin in Paris, he worked at his uncle's lingerie shop while attending evening drawing lessons. He also worked for a French government railway before studying at the Académie Suisse in 1861. There, he met Paul Cézanne and Camille Pissarro, with whom he maintained lifelong friendships. While he never achieved the stature of these two, his influence on their work was significant.

Independent artist guide by Momentable. Biography from Wikipedia; artworks credited to the museums that hold them.