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Jean Béraud (1849–1935) Born in St Petersburg, Béraud
was a very popular and successful French painter, best known for his
street scenes of Paris during the Belle Époque. He was drawn towards
modern life in Paris and the changes the city was facing during his
times, particularly the major infrastructure and urban renewal projects
that were already underway. Although he is associated with impressionism
(he was friends with Manet, Degas and Renoir) and did paint in that
style to a degree, he was immersed more in the classical tradition of
painting, and often wove realism and satire into his works. His subjects
were most often cafes, public buildings, pedestrians, and people in
their daily life, and he concentrated on light and movement, but he
would sometimes turn to biblical scenes and characters in contemporary
settings which created some scandal. He was much admired by the Salons
and was later a member of the exhibition committees for the Salons of
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