Francis Bruguière, American, 1879-1945 Born into a wealthy San Francisco banking family, Francis Bruguière studied painting in Europe. He developed an interest in photography after meeting <a href="https://findartvalue.com/artist/alfred-stieglitz">Alfred Stieglitz</a> and Frank Eugene during a 1905 trip to New York, where he remained to study with Eugene and became a member of the Photo-Secession