The oeuvre of Eugène-Henri Cauchois, as is represented today, is unique in that modern-day viewers will most commonly only become familiar with his decorative still lifes of fresh flowers, painted in a swift manner bordering on Impressionism.
But this over-abundance of only these images belies his nature as a more diverse artist, one who, in the beginning of his career, showed an understanding of previous artistic movements such as Romanticism. While his still lifes continue the representation of this type of art, singular in itself, discovery of Cauchois’ work outside of his flower paintings will usher in a new understanding of his work.
Eugène-Henri Cauchois was born on February 14, 1850 in Rouen, a city in the Normandy region of western France.
In pursuance of an artistic career, he first began studying under Ferdinand Duboc. Cauchois debuted at the Salon of 1874 with Un Lapin (A Rabbit) besi