In 1876, he began working in the studio of Eugène Froment, contributing woodcut prints to French and foreign publications. There he met the French Impressionists Léo Gausson and Émile-Gustave Cavallo-Péduzzi and enrolled in classes with famed portrait painter Carolus-Durand. In 1879 Luce was called up for French military service. Although he was transferred to Paris in 1882 thanks to Carolus-Duran’s intervention, he continued to serve until 1883. By this time, Luce had almost completely shifted his focus from wood engraving to painting, and in the following decade the artist met Camille Pissarro, Georges Seurat and Paul Signac. Luce adopted their Divisionist style, which came to be known as Pointillism, and quickly became one of the leaders of the Neo-Impressionist movement. The subject matter of his oeuvre, spans a variety of themes and subjects, from bucolic landscapes captured during his travels through Normandy and Brittany, to bustling urban scenes from his time in Montmartre, to compelling portraits and lush still lifes.
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