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Henri Duhem

Early Life, Family and Training Born on April 7, 1860, in Douai, France, Henri Duhem was a man of two distinct lives. He was descended from an old Flemish family, a lineage that provided a sense of historical weight to his early years in the Nord department. Though he would eventually find his calling through the brush, his initial path was dictated by the structured world of law. He practiced as a lawyer, engaging with the formal rigo

rs of legal profession before the pull of visual expression became impossible to ignore. The transition from the courtroom to the studio began in earnest in 1887. Driven by a long-held passion for watercolors and drawing, he left his legal career behind to seek formal instruction in Paris. This move marked the true beginning of his artistic development. He enrolled in drawing classes under the guidance of Henri Harpignies, a period th…