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Henri Lévy ,known as Henri Michel-Lévy, born on July 11th 1844 in Passy (France) and dead on September 17th 1914 in Paris, was a French impressionist painter.

Biography
Henri is the third of the four sons of Michel Lévy and Thérèse Emerique. The family lived in Paris but originated in The Lorraine province in the north-east of France. The father of Henri was a tradesman although the family lived most certainly from investment dividends from both parents. This will be the source of income of for Henri later too.

Pupil of Félix Barrias (1822-1907) and from Antoine Vollon, Henri Lévy changed its name to Henri « Michel-Lévy » by adding his father's first name to its name. This was allegedly done to avoid confusion with other homonyms at that time.

Henri Michel-Lévy meets regularly with French impressionists, in particular Edgar Degas, Édouard Manet and Eugène Boudin. In 1885 he paints the portray of Auguste Guerbois1, the owner of Café Guerbois (nearby Place de Clichy) not too far from Montmartre where painters used to meet. He participated to the Salon between 1868 and 1914. His grave is located in the Montmartre cemetery.