Delphin Enjolras
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Delphin Enjolras was a French academic painter
. Enjolras painted portraits, nudes, interiors, and used mostly watercolours, oil
and pastel
s. He is best known for his intimate portraits of young women performing mundane activities such as reading or sewing, often by illuminated
by lamplight. Perhaps his most famous work is the "Young Woman Reading by a Window" (pictured right).
. Enjolras studied under watercolorist Gaston Gerard at the "Ecole de Dessin de la Ville de Paris", as well as Jean-Léon Gérôme
at the Beaux-Arts
, and Pascal Dagnan-Bouveret
. Enjolras painted mainly landscapes in his early career; later it became evident that his love was for painting women. He changed genres, focusing mainly on the portraiture of elegant young women by either lamplight or black lighting. He would become an excellent painter of nudes, and many of his later works, such as "La Sieste" (pictured right) are of an erotic and sensual nature.
From 1890 and onwards, Enjolras exhibited his works at the Paris Salon
, joining the Société des Artistes Français
in 1901. Also, the Musée du Puy and Musée d'Avignon both have collections of his works.
Academic art
Academic art is a style of painting and sculpture produced under the influence of European academies of art. Specifically, academic art is the art and artists influenced by the standards of the French Académie des Beaux-Arts, which practiced under the movements of Neoclassicism and Romanticism,...
. Enjolras painted portraits, nudes, interiors, and used mostly watercolours, oil
Oil paint
Oil paint is a type of slow-drying paint that consists of particles of pigment suspended in a drying oil, commonly linseed oil. The viscosity of the paint may be modified by the addition of a solvent such as turpentine or white spirit, and varnish may be added to increase the glossiness of the...
and pastel
Pastel
Pastel is an art medium in the form of a stick, consisting of pure powdered pigment and a binder. The pigments used in pastels are the same as those used to produce all colored art media, including oil paints; the binder is of a neutral hue and low saturation....
s. He is best known for his intimate portraits of young women performing mundane activities such as reading or sewing, often by illuminated
Lighting
Lighting or illumination is the deliberate application of light to achieve some practical or aesthetic effect. Lighting includes the use of both artificial light sources such as lamps and light fixtures, as well as natural illumination by capturing daylight...
by lamplight. Perhaps his most famous work is the "Young Woman Reading by a Window" (pictured right).
Biography
He was born in Courcouron, ArdècheArdèche
Ardèche is a department in south-central France named after the Ardèche River.- History :The area has been inhabited by humans at least since the Upper Paleolithic, as attested by the famous cave paintings at Chauvet Pont d'Arc. The plateau of the Ardeche River has extensive standing stones ,...
. Enjolras studied under watercolorist Gaston Gerard at the "Ecole de Dessin de la Ville de Paris", as well as Jean-Léon Gérôme
Jean-Léon Gérôme
Jean-Léon Gérôme was a French painter and sculptor in the style now known as Academicism. The range of his oeuvre included historical painting, Greek mythology, Orientalism, portraits and other subjects, bringing the Academic painting tradition to an artistic climax.-Life:Jean-Léon Gérôme was born...
at the Beaux-Arts
Académie des beaux-arts
The Académie des Beaux-Arts is a French learned society. It is one of the five academies of the Institut de France.It was created in 1795 as the merger of the:* Académie de peinture et de sculpture...
, and Pascal Dagnan-Bouveret
Pascal Dagnan-Bouveret
right|thumb|Pascal Dagnan-Bouveretthumb|300px|[[Breton Women at a Pardon]], 1887. [[Museu Calouste Gulbenkian]]Pascal-Adolphe-Jean Dagnan-Bouveret , was one of the leading French artists of the academic school. He was born in Paris, the son of a tailor, and was raised by his grandfather after his...
. Enjolras painted mainly landscapes in his early career; later it became evident that his love was for painting women. He changed genres, focusing mainly on the portraiture of elegant young women by either lamplight or black lighting. He would become an excellent painter of nudes, and many of his later works, such as "La Sieste" (pictured right) are of an erotic and sensual nature.
From 1890 and onwards, Enjolras exhibited his works at the Paris Salon
Paris Salon
The Salon , or rarely Paris Salon , beginning in 1725 was the official art exhibition of the Académie des Beaux-Arts in Paris, France. Between 1748–1890 it was the greatest annual or biannual art event in the Western world...
, joining the Société des Artistes Français
Société des artistes français
The Société des Artistes Français is the association of French painters and sculptors established in 1881. Its annual exhibition is called the Salon....
in 1901. Also, the Musée du Puy and Musée d'Avignon both have collections of his works.
List of Selected Works
- Le Billet Doux (The Love Letter)
- La Belle Fleur
- Le Bouquet (The Bouquet)
- Café Au Terrace
- Les Lampions (Hanging the Lanterns)
- La Lanterne
- La Lecture près de la Lampe (Reading by Lamplight)
- La Lettre (The Letter)
- La Lettre, another painting by that name
- Un Moment de Reflexion (A Moment of Reflexion)
- Nude by Firelight
- A Nude Reclining by the Fire
- On the Terrace
- La Sieste
- Soir sur la Terrace à la Pergola
- La Toilette Hand
- Young Woman Reading by a Window