Henri Cauchois (Rouen 1850 - 1911 Paris)
Oil on canvas.
Signed lower right "H. Cauchois".
Dimensions frame included.
Dimensions without frame: 54,5 x 65 cm.
Student of Ferdinand Duboc and Alexandre Cabanel, Henry Cauchois specialised in still life compositions. His paintings are in the national museums such as the Musée des Beaux-Arts d'Angers, Rouen, Perpignan, Louviers, Musée d'Ingres in Montauban. The artist participated first time in the Salon de Paris in 1874 and exhibited his works at the Salon des artistes français in 1881, 1890, 1898, 1904 and 1908. He also participate in the Universal Exhibition in 1900.
Bibliography:
Bénézit
André Roussard, Dictionnaire des peintres à Montmartre, 1999
Gérald Schurr, Les petits maîtres de la peinture
Elisabeth Hardouin-Fugier, Etienne Grafe, Les Peintres de Fleurs en France, De Redouté à Redon, Les Editions de l'Amateur, 2003