Eugène Damblans (1865-1945) The Orchard In Auvers Sur Oise

Eugène Damblans (1865-1945) The orchard at Auvers sur Oise, 1900, oil on panel, 19 x 27 cm, signed lower left and dated 1900. Stamp of the studio sale on the back.

Born in Montevideo to French parents, Eugène Damblans was a painter, watercolourist and illustrator for the main Parisian magazines of his time.
He began illustrating the magazine La Caricature, then collaborated with the Maison de la Bonne Presse, notably for Le Pèlerin. He also worked for the Journal des romans populaires illustrés, Noël illustré (weekly for children), La Terre illustrée, le Journal des voyages, La Jeunesse drôle, Le Petit Journal, L'Écho du Noël, and L'Illustré national, Le Soleil du dimanche.
He often drew large exotic scenes or current events taking place in faraway countries. Although he also created charming childish genre scenes, he is also known for a portrait of the painter and engraver Aimé Dallemagne. He was the main author of the illustrated supplements of the Petit Journal, from 1904 to 1918. He produced landscapes influenced by Impressionism in Auvers sur Oise.
A student of Jean-Emile Buland, he obtained an honorable mention there in 1912, a silver medal in 1913 and 1923, and then presented two etchings there in 1929: Eaux-fortes originales and Mlle B.... In 1924, he exhibited the etching Bretonne and the watercolor Vieille Béarnaise at the Galerie Simonson in Paris.