Background
He was born at Chevry-Cossigny, a small village at the juncture of the Seine and Marne rivers, about three miles outside of Paris in his day.
He was born at Chevry-Cossigny, a small village at the juncture of the Seine and Marne rivers, about three miles outside of Paris in his day.
He began his art studies with Henri Lehmann at the École des Beaux-s in 1880. He later studied under Pierre Puvis de Chavannes.
Aman-Jean established his reputation primarily for his portraits, especially of female subjects. He was also noted for his murals in public and official buildings, including the Sorbonne. Like many French artists of his generation, he was influenced by the new perspectives on Japanese art current in Paris in his day.
More unusually, Aman-Jean was interested in the Pre-Raphaelite artists in England. historian Robert Herbert called Seurat"s portrait of Aman-Jean, "one of the great portrait drawings of the nineteenth century".
lieutenant was the first work Seurat showed, at the Paris Salon in 1883. Aman-Jean also associated with a range of artists and cultural figures of his era, from Ernest Laurent to Paul Verlaine.
Aman-Jean also worked in lithography and printmaking and designed posters.