D. Enjolras, "Woman in a Red Dress", Pastel

Delphin Enjolras (French, 1857-1945) "Woman in a Red Dress" - late 19th-early 20th century Pastel Traces of signature to LL, label for Hugues Taquet (H�tel des ventes de Mantes-la-Jolie), Mantes-la-Jolie, France, to recto, label for Millum-Artprecium, Paris, France, to verso. Framed. Approximate dimensions:Sight: 28 1/8 x 20 3/4 in. (71.4 x 52.7 cm.); Frame: 31 1/2 x 24 x 2 in. (80 x 61 x 5.1 cm.) Provenance: Private Collection of Slimane Selmi, Laval, Quebec, Canada; Sold at H�tel des ventes de Mantes-la-Jolie, France, "Furniture and Works of Art - Books - Arts of African and Arts of Asia", March 21, 2026, lot 167.Artist Bio: Delphin Enjolras was a French academic painter. Enjolras painted portraits, nudes, interiors, and used mostly watercolours, oil and pastels. He is best known for his intimate portraits of young women performing mundane activities such as reading or sewing, often illuminated by lamplight. Perhaps his most famous work is the "Young Woman Reading by a Window". He was born in Coucouron, Ard�che, son of Casimir Enjolras and Delphine Laurens. Enjolras studied under watercolorist Gaston G�rard at the "Ecole de Dessin de la Ville de Paris", as well as Jean-L�on G�r�me at the Beaux-Arts, and Pascal Dagnan-Bouveret. Enjolras painted mainly landscapes in his early career; later it became evident that his love was for painting women. He changed genres, focusing mainly on the portraiture of elegant young women by either lamplight or black lighting. He would become an excellent painter of nudes, and many of his later works, such as "La Sieste" are of an erotic and sensual nature.

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