Edmond Marie Petitjean

Edmond Marie Petitjean (5 July 1844, Neufchâteau – 7 August 1925, Paris) was a self-taught French painter; known for landscapes and seascapes.

His father was a lawyer and wanted him to follow suit; forcing him to study law despite his artistic talent and sending him to Paris, where he was apprenticed to a notary.

His parents cut off his financial support, but he was able to find employment managing a small factory in Nancy.

He was assigned to work in the "Salle dorée" (Golden Room), themed to represent the Mediterranean coast, and painted a scene depicting the village of Le Puy.

Until the beginning of World War I, he exhibited internationally and was awarded a silver medal at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition in 1909.