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Germaine Dawis

Born : 1857Died : 1927Documented citizenships : France

Germaine Dawis was the professional name of Eugénie-Marie Gadiffet-Caillard, born in Paris in 1857. Trained by Arsène-Hippolyte Rivey and Adolphe Yvon, she exhibited at the Salon from 1877 and later became a pupil of Jean-Jacques Henner. Portraits, nudes and genre scenes formed her repertoire. Her relationship with Henner involved both sitting as his model and learning a pictorial approach. Discussing her Nymphe à la fleur, the Mulhouse museum highlights the red hair, sfumato and landscape background that connect the painting to his legacy. A member of the Société des artistes français, Dawis also maintained her own exhibition activity. Her work illustrates the transmission of a studio language through an individual engagement with the figure. She died in Nice in 1927.

This profile brings together identity references for Germaine Dawis and paintings, drawings and works on paper documented in auction catalogues.

Documented auction references

1auction reference

1auction house

1documented result with a price

Genève Enchères

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Works recorded at auction

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Genève Enchères · Lot 521

Portrait of a woman

Oil on canvas

Original catalogue wording

Portrait de femme
huile sur toile

Catalogue period : 2020-06-17

Published result : 220 CHF

Fees not specified in the available data

Estimate : CHF 200–300

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Sources and references

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Profile updated : 2026-10-21