| 1839 -- |
Born 19 January in Aix-en-Provence. |
| 1849 -- |
l'ecole Saint-Joseph as a partial-boarding student.
Is taught drawing by a Spanish monk. |
| 1856 -- |
Studies drawing under Joseph-Marc Gibert at the drawing classroom
of the Aix-en-Provence I'ecole municipale de dessin du musee d'Aix. |
| 1858 -- |
Takes second prize in a drawing concours. |
| 1874 -- |
Exhibits La Maison du pendu (figure 23), Paysage a Auvers,
and Une moderne Olympia in the first Impressionist exhibition. |
| 1882 -- |
First selected for the Salon officiel. |
| 1890 -- |
Exhibits three works at the groupe of twenty in Brussels. |
| 1895 -- |
First one-man show opens at an art gallery in Vollard, Paris,
receiving much acclaim. |
| 1900 -- |
Exhibits in la Centennale de l'Art Fransais; his reputation grows.
His work is purchased by la Galerie Nationale de Berlin. |
| 1901 -- |
Exhibits in the la Libre Esthetique. |
| 1904 -- |
Given a room at the Salon d'Automne, his fame is established.
Has a one-man show in Berlin. |
| 1905 -- |
Completes Les Grandes baigneuses, which he had been working on
since 1898, and exhibits it at the Salon d'Automne, drawing a strong reaction. |
1906 --
(age 67) |
On 15 October, collapses after being struck by a thunderbolt while
working outdoors and comes down with pneumonia.
Dies on 22 October in his home on the rue d'Aragon attended by his sister Marie.
Is buried in Aix-en-Provence. |
