Chronology

September 30, 1865 Lucien Lévy is born in Algiers

1879 Begins studying drawing and sculpture in Paris

1882 Exhibits in the Paris Salon for the first time

1887 Begins making his living near Cannes in southern France, overseeing the decoration of ceramics

1886 - 1895 Works as a ceramic decorator and then as artistic director of the studio of Clément Massier

1895 Leaves for Paris to begin a career in painting; around this time he visits Italy and is further influenced by art of the Renaissance

1896 Exhibits his first pastels and paintings under the name Lucien Lévy-Dhurmer; he adds the last two syllables of his mother's maiden name

1901 Moves away from expressly Symbolist content, incorporating more landscapes into his work

1914 Marries Emmy Fournier

September 24, 1953 Dies in Le Vésinet