Luce was a French painter. His connection with Pissarro guided him towards Divisionism; he was a member of a group of artists who surrounded Seurat, the exponents of scientific rationalisation in art. He took part in the first Symbolists exhibition of 1891. A short period spent in the mining district of Belgium encouraged him to specialise in portraying working class scenes. Paris and London also inspired many paintings. Because tonal division facilitated relief in shadow, Luce achieved great expansiveness in his Nocturnes.  After Seurat?s death , Luce, Signac and Felix Feneon inventoried the Artist’s work. In 1935 he became president of the Societe des artistes independants.