Louis-Maurice Berthe
1869–1942 (age 73)
Biography
Louis-Maurice Berthe, born in 1869, devoted his life to painting the everyday beauty of France, seeking to preserve fleeting patterns of light and atmosphere on the canvas. His brushwork married careful observation with a quiet lyricism, allowing viewers to linger in the calm of city streets and pastoral retreats that he rendered with patience and affection.
He passed away in 1942, leaving behind a body of work that quietly reflects the concerns of his time, and he is remembered among those who rest in the Cimetière de Pantin for the calm dignity he captured in paint.