Edouard-Jean Dambourgez, 
French 1844-1890-
Still life with hazelnuts, walnuts, dates and brazil...

Edouard-Jean Dambourgez, 
French 1844-1890-

Still life with hazelnuts, walnuts, dates and brazil nuts on a table, with a bowl and plates beside; 

oil on canvas, signed and inscribed 'Souvenir de l'auteur Monsieur Paverron / E. Dambourgez' (upper right), 45.8 x 73.3 cm. 

Provenance: 
Anon. sale, Christie's, London, 1 July 1999, lot 221. 
Private Collection, UK. 

Note: 
Dambourgez first studied with Jules Lefebvre (1836-1911) and, subsequently, as an engraver and chromo-lithographer under Gustave Boulanger (1824-1888). In 1880, he 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 catalogue 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. He reached critical acclaim in the Salon of 1891, when the city of Paris purchased his large canvas 'The Cream and Cheese Market at Les Halles'. 

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.