Artist Eugene Henri Cauchois
The oeuvre
of Eugène-Henri Cauchois, as is represented today, is unique in that modern-day
viewers will most commonly only become familiar with his decorative still lifes
of fresh flowers, painted in a swift manner bordering on Impressionism. But
this over-abundance of only these images belies his nature as a more diverse
artist, one who, in the beginning of his career, showed an understanding of
previous artistic movements such as Romanticism. While his still lifes continue
the representation of this type of art, singular in itself, discovery of
Cauchois’ work outside of his flower paintings will usher in a new
understanding of his work. Eugène-Henri Cauchois was born on February 14, 1850
in Rouen, a city in the Normandy region of western France. In pursuance of an
artistic career, he first began studying under Ferdinand Duboc. His placement
of this quote next to his picture suggests that Cauchois was a supporter of the
Romanticist movement, interesting in that he was working during a period in
which Romanticism in painting had passed and new movements such as Impression
were gaining momentum. At present, what
we know best about Eugène-Henri Cauchois is his flower paintings, but it should
be taken into account that while much of his work has yet to be located, his
themes extended beyond that of flower painting. Nonetheless, the remarkable
extent to which his flower paintings remain popular today speak to the
continued acceptance of still life and flower painting as a popular form of
decorative art.
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