Hunting Still Life I By Joseph Henri Condamin (french, 1847 - Lyon - 1917)

Masterfully hunting still life was executed by listed French painter and sculptor Joseph Henri Condamin (1847 Lyon - 1917 Lyon). The artist studied at the Academies in Lyon and Paris under Pierre Bonirote and Alexandre Cabanel. His favorite motives were portraits, interior and genre paintings, still lifes, landscapes, also sculptures. exhibited since 1874 in the Society of French Artists. 

Literature: Artist lexicon by Thieme/Becker, Vollmer, Saur (all in German); in French: . Bénézit, Paris, 1999 and E.Hardouin-Fugier/E.Grafe, La peint. lyonnaise au XIXe s., 1995. 
Inscription: signed and dated 1869 lower left . 
Technique: oil on canvas, gallery frame. 
Measurements: w. 23 1/2" x h.29" (59,5 x 73,5 cm), framed w 31 1/8" x h 36 5/8" (79 x 93 cm). 
Condition: in very good condition. .