Jules Le Cœur (September 17, 1832 – April 26, 1882) was a French architect and painter and a friend and early supporter of

Pierre-Auguste Renoir Pierre-Auguste Renoir (; ; 25 February 1841 – 3 December 1919) was a French people, French artist who was a leading painter in the development of the Impressionism, Impressionist style. As a celebrator of beauty and especially femininity, fe ...

(1841–1919). Le Cœur also appeared as a subject in two of Renoir's paintings, '' Mother Anthony's Tavern'' and ''Jules Le Cœur and his dogs in the forest of Fontainebleau'', both in 1866. Jules was the son of Joseph Le Cœur, a carpenter, and Catherine Félicie Jaullain. The architect Charles Le Cœur was his brother. Like his brother, Jules was also an architect and a student of

Henri Labrouste Pierre-François-Henri Labrouste () (11 May 1801 – 24 June 1875) was a French architect from the famous school of architecture. After a six-year stay in Rome, Labrouste established an architectural training workshop, which soon became ...

. He married Marianne Bouwens in 1861, but she died shortly thereafter in 1863. Subsequently, Le Cœur gave up architecture and devoted himself to painting. By 1865, he was spending time at a house in

Bourron-Marlotte Bourron-Marlotte () is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. In the second half of the 19th century, it was visited by several impressionist painters including Alfred Sisley, Pierre-Augu ...

and painting in the

Fontainebleau forest The forest of Fontainebleau (, or , meaning, in old French, "forest of heather") is a mixed deciduous forest lying southeast of Paris, France. It is located primarily in the arrondissement of Fontainebleau in the southwestern part of the departm ...

with Renoir. At the same time, Le Cœur began a relationship with Clémence Tréhot while Renoir was involved with her sister

Lise Tréhot Lise Tréhot (14 March 1848 – 12 March 1922) was a French Model (art), art model who posed for artist Pierre-Auguste Renoir from 1866 until 1872, during his early Salon period. She appeared in more than twenty paintings, including notable wo ...

who also became his model. Le Cœur died at his home on the rue Campagne-Première at the age of 49 in 1882.Act No. 1500, civil status of the City of Paris, 14th arrondissement, death of 1882.

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*''View of Bas-Meudon near Paris'' * ''Portrait de jeune lle assise à l'éventail'' * ''Vue du Val de Grâce'' * ''Greek family in a landscape'' * ''Envol de grues devant une jonque'' * ''Selling fish at Les Halles, Paris'' * ''La joncque''

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File:Renoir mother anthonys tavern 1866.JPG, ''Mother Anthony's Tavern'' (1866) by Pierre-Auguste Renoir File:Pierre-Auguste Renoir - Le peintre Jules Le Coeur et ses chiens dans la forêt de Fontainebleau (1866).jpg, ''Jules Le Coeur and his dogs in the forest of Fontainebleau'' (1866) by Pierre-Auguste Renoir File:Renoir - M. Jules Le Coeur and Mlle. Clemence Trehot, 1867.jpg, ''M. Jules Le Coeur and Mlle. Clemence Trehot'' (1867)

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