Delphin Enjolras

Le Soir sur la Terrasse

Early 20th Century

Delphin Enjolras was born in France in 1857. He began his studies at the École de Dessin de la Ville de Paris, focusing primarily on watercolors. Enjolras soon moved on to study at the École des Beaux-Arts, learning from masters including the Academic great Jean-Léon Gérôme. Landscapes were his primary focus in his early career, though it became clear that painting women was where his true talent showed the brightest. Enjolras became a celebrated painter of nudes, and his later work became imbued with a stunning sensuality. Beginning in 1890, he frequently exhibited at the Paris Salon, and he joined the Société des Artistes Français in 1901. Enjolras's works are highly exhibited throughout France, including significant collections of his work at the Musée du Puy and the Musée d’Avignon.