Jules Laforgue
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Jules Laforgue (French: [ʒyl lafɔʁɡ]; 16 August 1860 – 20 August 1887) was a Franco-Uruguayan poet, often referred to as a Symbolist poet. Critics and commentators have also pointed to Impressionism as a direct influence and his poetry has been called "part-symbolist, part-impressionist".[1] Laforgue was a model for Pierre-Auguste Renoir, including for Renoir's 1881 painting Luncheon of the Boating Party.
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Born | (1860-08-16)16 August 1860 Montevideo, Uruguay |
Died | 20 August 1887(1887-08-20) (aged 27) Paris, France |
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