Joseph Bernard Artigue 1859-1936

is a French painter
whose work celebrates the light
and rural life of the Southwest.

Encouraged by his family in his artistic talents, he entered the École des Beaux-Arts de Toulouse in 1873,
where he made friends with artists
Henri Martin and Antoine Bourdelle.
In 1882, he continued his training
at the École des Beaux-Arts de Paris,
under the guidance of Jean-Paul Laurens,
Alexandre Cabanel and Léon Bonnat.

Artist exhibits regularly in Paris,
at the major Salons of his day.
Before the First World War, he also exhibited in Russia at the request of the Empress.