Emile Bastien-Lepage
Également connu sous : Emile Bastien-Lepage, Emile Bastien Lepage, Bastien-Lepage
## Basic Information
Emile Bastien-Lepage (20 January 1854 -- 19 January 1938) was a French painter and architect, the younger brother of Jules Bastien-Lepage. He appears in Marie's diary as part of the artistic circles around his more famous brother.
## Career
- *Painter: Produced landscape and genre paintings, though never achieved his brother's fame - Architect: Also practiced architecture - Notable works: After the War, The Darling of the Meadow, Near Damvillers - Guardian of legacy: After Jules's death in 1884, Emile devoted himself to preserving his brother's reputation, maintaining press cuttings, donating important paintings to museums and the British Royal house, and purchasing many of Jules's works including Potato Gatherers and Portrait of Sarah Bernhardt*
## Connection to Marie
As Jules Bastien-Lepage's brother, Emile was part of the artistic world Marie inhabited during the early 1880s. He and Marie shared the same Parisian art circles, and he would have been present at gatherings where Marie interacted with Jules.