Edouard-Jean Dambourgez

Cheese Market at Les Halles

Circa 1890

Oil on postcard

Price:

International shipping available

Customs duties and taxes may apply.

Ships from: California, United States

Taxes not included

VAT and other taxes are not reflected in the listed pricing. Read more

Authenticity guaranteed

We guarantee the authenticity of this item.

Details

Up arrow

Description

Edouard-Jean Dambourgez (French, 1844–1931).

This work is offered unframed.


A fine and detailed, late 19th century view of a counter of the bustling cheese market at Les Halles, showing customers viewing, sampling and purchasing a wide array of cheeses from the busy attendants. This cabinet-sized work provides an unusual insight into the daily life of the Parisian bourgeoisie at the end of the 19th century, and it is characterized both by finely observed still-life handling and fully realized and animated figures. This particular painting was the artist's sample, and it is accompanied by his original list of prices for other sizes of the same work available for commission. A large version of the work, The Cream and Cheese Market at Les Halles, was exhibited at the Salon des Artistes Français in 1891 and was purchased directly from the exhibition by the City of Paris.


Edouard-Jean Dambourgez first studied with Jules Lefebvre and, subsequently, as an engraver and chromo-lithographer under Gustave Boulanger. In 1880, Dambourgez commenced exhibiting at the Salon des Artistes Français, and, in 1883, was elected a member of the Society. Throughout the 1880s, he exhibited frequently and with success at the major Paris salons, including the Salon d'Automne, the Salon des Independants and the Salon des Champs-de-Mars. In 1884, he was commissioned by the Louvre to engrave all illustrations for the catalog to the Thiers Collection, recently bequeathed to the museum. The recipient of numerous prizes, medals and juried awards, Dambourgez was awarded an honorable distinction by the Salon in 1888, and an honorable mention in 1891.


In 1888, the critic Albert Wolff recommended his painting A Cheese Shop for inclusion at the Salon des Artistes Français. In 1891, the city of Paris bought his large canvas The Cream and Cheese Market at Les Halles and, in 1921, his city view titled Canal in Dordrecht.


According to the Revue des Beaux-Arts, the artist's style evolved from realistic to naturalist, and, by 1894, to "frankly Impressionist." Dambourgez left Paris in 1896 and subsequently lived and painted in Spain, Italy and Morocco while continuing to exhibit with success in Paris.

Dimensions

Height: 6.5 inches / 16.51 cm
Width: 9 inches / 22.86 cm
Depth: 0.25 inches / 0.64 cm

Signature

Signed and titled lower right

Condition Report

This work is in overall good condition.

Original card laid down on archival card.

Minor restorations.

Art Period

19th Century

Movement/Style

Impressionism

Conditions of Business

Please note that the cancellation right for EU/UK purchasers applies to this item. Please read Condition 19 of the Buy Now Marketplace Conditions of Business for buyers for more information. Read more here.