Albert Dubois-Pillet

He returned to Toulouse in April 1871 and in May of the same year fought in the regular army during the Bloody Week, which ended the Paris Commune. He was promoted to lieutenant on 21 May 1872 and was assigned to the 90th Line Infantry Regiment. On May 8, 1876, he became a captain in the 77th Infantry Regiment. The same year, he was transferred to Poitiers. In 1878, he applied to join the Republican Guard, which he was granted, and he returned to Paris on November 11, 1879.

In 1884, he exhibited a painting entitled "Dead Child" at the Salon des Indépendants. Émile Zola was inspired by this work for a passage from his novel "L 'Œuvre", published in 1886. Albert Dubois-Pillet was one of the co-founders of the Société des Indépendants. There he met Paul Signac and Georges Seurat, with whom he became friends.

He was part of the pointillist movement and discussed painting and color with Signac and Seurat. Jules Christophe