8 8 , ▁he ▁created ▁pan els ▁for ▁the ▁Op éra ▁national ▁de ▁Mont pel lier . ▁Two ▁years ▁later , ▁he ▁married ▁Marie ▁Cast an , ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁profess ors ▁he ▁had ▁painted ▁at ▁the ▁Fac ulty . ▁After ▁that , ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁Mont pel lier ▁perman ently ▁and ▁opened ▁a ▁studio . ▁His ▁wife ▁died ▁only ▁three ▁years ▁later , ▁while ▁giving ▁birth ▁to ▁their ▁second ▁son . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 0 , ▁he ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁numerous ▁pain ters ▁chosen ▁to ▁decor ate ▁the ▁restaurant ▁at ▁the ▁G are ▁de ▁Lyon ▁( now ▁known ▁as ▁Le ▁Train ▁Ble u ), ▁creating ▁a ▁panel ▁dep ict ing ▁Mont pel lier . ▁Many ▁of ▁his ▁works ▁draw ▁their ▁insp iration ▁from ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁Protest ant ism ▁in ▁France . ▁He ▁also ▁did ▁some ▁illustr ations , ▁not ably ▁for ▁G ens ▁de ▁la ▁Grande ▁Ter re ▁by ▁Michel ▁Le ir is ▁and , ▁as ▁did ▁most ▁French ▁artists ▁of ▁that ▁period , ▁designed ▁post ers . ▁ ▁He ▁died ▁during ▁the ▁German ▁Occ up ation ▁and ▁was ▁buried ▁at ▁the ▁Protest ant ▁C emetery ▁in ▁Mont pel lier . ▁The ▁following ▁year , ▁a ▁major ▁ret ros pective ▁was ▁held ▁at ▁the ▁Musée ▁Fab re . ▁A ▁pla za ▁and ▁a ▁street ▁near ▁his ▁studio ▁have ▁been ▁named ▁after ▁him . ▁ ▁Selected ▁paint ings ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁ ▁Max ▁Le en hardt ▁website , ▁main ▁page ▁ ▁Sk etch es