A Life in Paris
Henri Michel-Lévy was a French impressionist painter born in Passy, France. He was the third of four sons born to Michel Lévy and Thérèse Emerique, a Jewish couple from the Lorraine province. His father, Michel Lévy, was a wealthy publisher in Paris. During his training, Michel-Lévy studied under the painters Félix Barrias and Antoine Vollon.
From 1868 to 1878, his works were cataloged at the annual Paris Salon under the names Henri-Michel Lévy or Michel Lévy; he adopted the name Henri Michel-Lévy from 1879 onwards. Beyond his painting, he was an art collector whose collection included works by Watteau, Boucher, Fragonard, Delacroix, Hubert Robert, Prud'hon, and Tiepolo. He died in Paris.
Artistic Career and Subjects
Michel-Lévy exhibited at the Paris Salon from 1868 to 1914, receiving an honorable mention in 1880, a third-class medal in 1881, and a bronze medal at the Exposition Universelle of 1889. His work included portraits of people within his social circle, such as the wife of Edgar Degas, and depictions of subjects engaged in daily activities. Notable paintings include:
- Le Peintre Eugène Boudin peignant des animaux dans la prairie de Deauville (1880)
- Auguste Guerbois (1885)
- La route de la Révolte, le soir (c. 1900)
- La Nourrice
- Ville balnéaire normande (about 1900)
- Le Pouligen, la plage
- Bateaux sur la grève
As a landscape painter, his work focused on peasant life and middle-class life of the 19th century.
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