Académie Julian remained open during World War I, albeit with a lesser number of students. By contrast during World War II, after the 1941 exhibition Vingt jeunes peintres de tradition françaiseOxfrord index Peintres de Tradition Française considerations on "degenerate art" by the German military administration forced the school to close. In 1946 some of the studios were sold.
Académie Julian remained open during World War I, albeit with a lesser number of students. By contrast during World War II, after the 1941 exhibition Vingt jeunes peintres de tradition françaiseOxfrord index Peintres de Tradition Française considerations on "degenerate art" by the German military administration forced the .school to close. In 1946 some of the studios were sold