Genève Enchères · Lot 490
La liseuse
Gouache
Original catalogue wording
La liseuse
gouache
Catalogue period : 2020-06-17
Published result : 850 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 400–600
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Delphin Enjolras
Born : 1857Died : 1945Documented citizenships : France
Delphin Enjolras is particularly known for his intimate scenes of women, often lit by a lamp or a fire, in which pastel, oil and watercolour are used to create a range of interior lighting, sometimes in orangey tones. His work also includes landscapes, portraits and nudes; according to one source, landscapes predominated in his early years before the female figure took on greater prominence.
Trained under Gaston Gérard, he studied watercolour at the École de dessin de la Ville de Paris, then worked with Jean-Léon Gérôme and Pascal Dagnan-Bouveret; Gustave Courtois is also listed among his teachers in a biographical notice. On leaving the School in 1889, he chose an artistic career rather than a position as a drawing teacher at the lycée in Grenoble. He exhibited at the Salon des artistes français that same year and became a member of the Société des artistes français in 1901.
In 1892, at the invitation of the deputy Ernest Blachère, he settled in Saint-Gilles-du-Gard. This stay inspired several paintings drawn from life in the Camargue, including Le Retour des taureaux, Moutons de Camargue, Le Marché de Saint-Gilles and La Sortie de messe. In 1929, he presented two paintings at the Salon d’hiver, Repos and Lecture.
La Mort de Dupleix, acquired by the State, earned him the Palmes académiques. Other titles associated with his work include Le Livre favori, La Lettre and La brodeuse. Works by Enjolras are recorded in the collections of the Musée du Puy and the Musée d’Avignon.
His work is the subject of a contribution by Marie-Jo Volle, published in 2022 in the collective volume Peindre l’Ardèche, peindre en Ardèche – de la préhistoire au XXe siècle.
This profile brings together identity references for Delphin Enjolras and paintings, drawings and works on paper documented in auction catalogues.
6 references are documented at Dobiaschofsky, Koller, Genève Enchères. Each record links to its source; the amounts are not a general valuation of the artist’s work.
Works recorded at auction
Dobiaschofsky · Lot 380
Reclining female nude.
Oil on hardboard
Original catalogue wording
Liegender weiblicher Akt.
Öl auf Htf
Date to be documented
Published result : 1600 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 2500
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Koller
Reclining nude.
Oil on canvas
Original catalogue wording
Nu allongé.
Öl auf Leinwand
Date to be documented
Catalogue reference — sale not confirmed
View the lot at the auction house ↗Dobiaschofsky · Lot 712
Follower of
Oil on canvas
Original catalogue wording
Nachfolger des
Öl auf Lwd
Date to be documented
Published result : 650 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 1200
View the lot at the auction house ↗Dobiaschofsky · Lot 493
Kuhherde mit berittenen Hirten in der Camargue.
Oil on canvas
Original catalogue wording
Kuhherde mit berittenen Hirten in der Camargue.
Öl auf Lwd.
Date to be documented
Published result : 6200 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 9000
View the lot at the auction house ↗Dobiaschofsky · Lot 431
Interieur mit Dame am Schreibpult.
Oil on canvas
Original catalogue wording
Interieur mit Dame am Schreibpult.
Öl auf Lwd.
Date to be documented
Published result : 30000 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 16000
View the lot at the auction house ↗Sources and references
- Reference record
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- Documentary source
- Documentary source
SwissArtGallery documentary note based on the cited sources. Titles, media and qualifications are provided in the profile language; the original catalogue wording remains available in each record.
Documentation updated : 2026-10-19