François Eberl was born in Prague in 1887 to a family of the city's bourgeoisie, of Swedish and French origin. All his life, the artist will never stop painting the Parisian life of folklore, from his illuminated windows to the alleys of his misery. Like Toulouse-Lautrec, he wanted to represent all the women, whom Arsène Alexandre, critic, calls his “Mona Lisa of sidewalks”. It gives charisma, elegance and nostalgia to prostitutes, their black eyes recall those of Marie Laurencin (famous French painter, friend of Modgliani and Eberl).

After studying at the Fine Arts in Prague in 1905, he traveled to Europe (Munich, Amsterdam, Stockholm), then moved to Paris in the Montparnasse district in 1911. In Paris, the young artist quickly exhibited the most famous Salons Parisians. In 1919, he stayed in Montmartre and met the painters of Bohemia: Pablo Picasso, Maurice Vlaminck and Amedeo Modigliani. He maintains a friendship with each of them. His art is promoted by the critical circle of Montmartre of Francis Carco, François Dorgelès and Pierre Mac Orlan.

In the 1920s, Eberl's career took a decisive turn. It is shown and requested, the merchant and gallery owner Berthe Weil exhibits it. He became a member of the Salon des Artistes Indépendants, was admitted to the Freemasonry Thélème lodge, which he decorated years later, in 1956. He acquired French nationality around 1920, was knighted in the Legion of Honor in 1928.

Eberl goes beyond the limits of his profession as a painter: he organizes a few exhibitions (“French art”, Stockholm) and supports his friends by putting them in touch with international collectors. The glamor of the 20s gains its rhythm of life, the painter is part of the chic and eccentric Parisian community. Eberl surrounds himself with exotic animals (a lion, a crocodile), he drives and wins races for Bugatti. It was at this time that he established his second residence in Monaco.

War rings in the heart of Europe; Eberl struggles with his protesting nature as a painter, paints “Kulturkampf” to denounce the Nazi regime, retires to Monaco and joins the Resistance. He did not return to his Parisian studio until the end of the war, remarried and settled back into the bourgeois daily life that he shared between Paris and Monaco. He was active in the Principality of Monaco, organized exhibitions, and co-founded a Salon in 1954.