Antony Troncet: A Parisian Master of Impressionistic Portraiture Antony Troncet (23 May 1879, Buzançais – 26 March 1939, Paris) was a French watercolorist, pastelist, engraver and illustrator who achieved considerable renown during his lifetime for capturing the essence of human emotion through exquisitely rendered portraits and genre scenes. Born in rural France, Troncet’s artistic journey began with formal training at the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts and the Académie Julian, where he honed his skills under influential mentors like Jean-Joseph Benjamin-Constant and Jean-Paul La…