People at the centre of the artist's work

Painter of the humble

Born in Luxeuil-les-Bains in 1865, Jules Adler remained attached all his life to his childhood town, the playground for his first artistic experiments.

Following his training in Paris, Jules Adler became a well-known painter, taking his place in the line of Gustave Courbet, the famous realist painter from Franche-Comté.

His sober, humanist depictions of the living conditions of workers and the poorest earned him the nickname of "painter of the humble". His paintings were even compared to the naturalist novels of Émile Zola.

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A museum to discover the man and the painter

The collections are divided into three themes: the painter of the humble, his childhood in Luxeuil and his artistic training, and the diversity of Jules Adler's work.

You will also discover a selection of objects that belonged to Jules Adler (work tools and personal documents), which complement the artworks and reveal something of the artist's private life.

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Visit Jules Adler musuem !

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