Cernay-la-Ville was at the end of the 19th century a favorite place for studies on the motif. It brought together a colony of artists (painters, poets, writers, ...) who regularly met in the inns of the village.
In 1881 there were 7, of which 4 on this square: le Grand Courrier, l'Hôtel des Paysagistes, Au Rendez-vous des Artistes et l'Hôtel de l'Avenir.

1

This inn, run by Isodore Legendre since 1841, is take over by Alexandre Cibeau in 1857 under the name of "Le Grand Courrier"

2

This wine merchant of 1836, becomes an Inn in 1872 under the name of l'Hôtel des Paysagistes.

4

This inn, called "l'Avenir” in 1881, was originally located next to the blacksmith.

3

This inn, privileged place of the painters, called "Au rendez-vous des Artistes chez Léopold” disappears in 1967.

“Le déjeuner des artistes à Cernay-la-Ville” at Leopold's "Rendez-vous des Artistes"
(oil on wood 53 cm x 95 cm).
On this painting 13 characters are represented of which 10 seated. We can recognize Pelouse standing (wearing his beret) standing out in the window frame; some women, certainly his own (in the center of the table). Kroyer, shown in the foreground on the left, was painted in this painting by Flavien Louis Peslin.