Victor Vignon: A Quiet Master of Impressionist Landscape Victor Alfred Paul Vignon (1847 – 1909) was a French Impressionist landscape painter and graphic artist whose serene depictions of rural scenes captivated audiences during his lifetime and continue to resonate with art historians today. Born in Paris, he possessed an early exposure to artistic appreciation thanks to his mother’s involvement as sculptor under the pseudonym “Claude Vignon,” who worked on the decoration of Hôtel de Ville de Paris in the 1850s—a project overseen by Gustave Eiffel and adorned with murals by puvis de chavann…