fled the chaotic milieu of Paris and painted landscapes of the surrounding areas, Béraud – like his friend Édouard Manet (1832–1883), and in some of his paintings, Edgar Degas (1834–1917) – depicted the busy environment of late-nineteenth-century urban life. Artistic techniques used by Béraud, in particular, when drawing the so-called À la salle Graffard, were later adopted by other artists. The upper part of the picture is hidden in a light haze, the spectators are depicted in the foreground enthusiastically responding to the speech, while the Anarchist speakers stand out against a darker background. Gallery References Sources Patrick Offenstadt, The Belle Epoque : A Dream of Times Gone by Jean Béraud, Taschen - Wildenstein Institute, Paris, 1999. Tate Collection | Jean Béraud at www.tate.org.uk artnet.com External links 1849 births 1935 deaths Artists from Paris Lycée Condorcet alumni École des Beaux-Arts alumni 19th-century French painters 19th-century French male artists French male painters French portrait painters French genre painters 20th-century French painters 20th-century French male artists Officiers of the Légion d'honneur Academic art Burials at Montmartre Cemetery Members of the Ligue de la patrie française Belle Époque