[1] After being severely wounded, both physically and psychologically, in WW1, Pierre Vuitton abandoned his previous life as the child of wealthy merchants.
As an enjoyer of morphine and alcohol, he lived as a casual laborer in poverty despite the rare sale of his pictures.
His first works were probably during the war years, later he developed "time-excesses" in which he reportedly spent several days painting without eating or sleeping.
He made the acquaintance of several artists in the Parisian bohemian scene, including Jean Dubuffet, Cocteau, Picasso, de Chirico, and Picabia.
Many works by Vuitton are stylistically likeminded to the images of Louis Soutter, who was also tormented by an inner turmoil.