Chrysanthemums. The painting has a gold leaf frame realised in the 1800s.
The oil on canvas painting dates back to the nineteenth Century and it takes part of
Bisgart Collection of Antique Paintings of the 19th Century.
This floral oil painting is signed P. Valmon, pseudonym used by Henri Cauchois.
Cauchois Eugène Henri (1850-1911) is a French painter of Still Life of Flowers and Landscapes.
The painter was a pupil of Cabanel and Duboc and began exhibiting his works at the
Salon Des Artistes Français from 1874. Many are the medals received during his career:
one in 1889, a bronze medal in 1900 and, finally, he received another award in 1904.
His paintings are exhibited in various museums, such as the Louviers and Rouen Museums.
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Bibiografia: Bénézit and Gérald Schurr & Pierre Cabanne, Dictionnaire des Petits Maîtres de la peinture 1820-1920.
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Canvas size: 65 x 54 cm
Size with frame: 87 x 76 cm
Depth: 9 cm
Weight: 8 Kg