A Life Immersed in the Everyday: Pierre Édouard Frère and the Poetics of Domesticity Pierre Édouard Frère, born in Paris on January 10th, 1819, and passing away in Écouen on May 23rd, 1886, occupies a unique and cherished position within the pantheon of 19th-century French painting. Though perhaps not as widely celebrated as some of his contemporaries, Frère’s work resonates with a quiet power, offering an intimate and profoundly huma…