Delphin Enjolras | Academic painter

Delphin Enjolras (1857 Coucouron - 1945 Toulouse) was a French⏭ academic painter. Enjolras painted portraits, figures, 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 by illuminated by lamplight.

Perhaps his most famous work is the "Young Woman Reading by a Window".

Enjolras studied under watercolorist Gaston Gerard 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.

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 (13 maggio 1865 Coucouron Toulouse -1945) è stato un pittore accademico Francese⏭, famoso per i suoi ritratti intimi di eleganti giovani donne che svolgono attività mondane come la lettura o cucitura, in ambienti spesso illuminati da luce artificiale.

Dipinse ritratti, figure ed interni, utilizzando soprattutto acquerelli, oli e pastelli.

La sua opera più famosa è la "Giovane donna in lettura alla finestra".

Dal 1890 in poi, Enjolras espone le sue opere al Salon di Parigi, unendosi alla Société des Artistes Français nel 1901.

Inoltre, il Musée du Puy ed il Musée d'Avignon entrambi hanno collezioni di sue opere.