Colorfully still life with flowers in a porcelain vase and oranges was executed in the second half of 19 century by well-known French still life and genre artist Eugene Henri Cauchois (1850 Rouen - 1911 Paris). He was the student of Duboc, Cabanel and Quost, exhibited his flower and genre works since 1874 in the Salon. Cauchois awarded with different impotrant prizes . His works situated in the many museums in France and around the world (Rouen, Louviers, Rio de Janeiro, Chatellerault, Perpignan).
Literature: Thieme/Becker"Dictionary of artists from antique to present(in german)", Lepzig, 1999; in French: "Dictionary of painters, sculptos and decorators" by E.Benezit, Gründ,1999.
Inscription: signed lower right.
Technique: oil on parquet wood board. Salon original period frame.
Measurements: unframed w 21 1/4" x h 29 1/8" (54 x 74 cm); framed w 29 3/4" x h 37 5/8" (75,5 x 95,5 cm).
Condition: in very good condition. |