Beaumont, Hughes de was a French artist who produced work in the "intimiste" style which often depicted bourgeois settings. The term was coined - derisively, it seems - by Edouard Vuillard

Édouard Vuillard

Jean-Édouard Vuillard was a French painter and printmaker associated with the Nabis.-Early years and education:...

 who used it to describe his own style. Other practitioners include Maurice Lobre

Maurice Lobre

Maurice Lobre was a French artist. He was born in Bordeaux and died in Paris.Lobre first gained recognition in the late 19th Century when his work was displayed at the Salon du Champ de Mars. In 1888 he received an honorary mention and a travel grant from the Salon. That summer he traveled to...

, René Georges Hermann-Paul

Hermann-Paul

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, Henri Matisse

Henri Matisse

Henri Matisse was a French artist, known for his use of colour and his fluid and original draughtsmanship. He was a draughtsman, printmaker, and sculptor, but is known primarily as a painter...

, Rene Prinet and Ernest Laurent

Ernest Laurent

Ernest Joseph Laurent was a French painter and printmaker. He was born in Gentilly and died in Bièvre....

. The Intimists first collective exhibition was shown at Henry Grave's galleries in 1905. The exhibition included several works by Hughes de Beaumont.