Delphin Enjoiras (1857-1945)
Delphin Enjolras (1857 Coucouron –1945 Toulouse) was a French academic painter. Enjolras painted portraits, nudes, interiors, and used mostly watercolours, oil and pastels. He is best known for his intimate portraits of young women performing mundane activities such as reading or sewing, often illuminated by lamplight. Perhaps his most famous work is the "Young Woman Reading by a Window".
He was born in Coucouron, Ardèche, son of Casimir Enjolras and Delphine Laurens. Enjolras studied under watercolorist Gaston Gérard 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" 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.
Delphin Enjolras
A Nude Reclining By The Fire $480.00Caf Au Terrace $480.00Evening Light $480.00Evening Light .Bmp $480.00La Lecture Au Clair De La Lampe $480.00La Lecture Pres De La Lampe $480.00Le Boudoir $480.00Les Lampions $480.00Miroir, Mon Beau Miroir $480.00Nu Allongee $480.00Nude By Firelight $480.00Nude By Firelight $480.00Roses By Candlelight $480.00Soir De Fete $480.00Soir Sur La Terrace A La Pergola $480.00The Coursage .Bmp $480.00The Flower Bouquet $480.00The Love Letter .Bmp $480.00Un Moment De Reflexion $480.00Young Woman Reading By A Window $480.00