books0977:Madame Guillaumin (c.1885). Armand Guillaumin (French, 1841-1927). Oil on canvas.&n
books0977: Madame Guillaumin (c.1885). Armand Guillaumin (French, 1841-1927). Oil on canvas. Guillaumin exhibited at the Salon des Refusés in 1863. He participated in six of the eight Impressionist exhibitions. In 1886 he became a friend of Vincent van Gogh whose brother Theo sold some of his works. He was finally able to quit his government job and concentrate on painting full-time in 1891, when he won 100,000 francs in the state lottery. -- source link