Anthelme Eugène Grobon (1820-1878) - Nature morte

Anthelme Eugène GROBON (Lyon 1820-Grigny 1878)
Oil on panel 27.5 x 22 cm
Anthelme Eugène GROBON
Born on 18 August 1820 in Lyon, died on 15 July 1878 in Grigny (Rhône).
Student of the École des Beaux-Arts de Lyon from 1834 to 1835 and from 1840 to 1841, where he was notably the pupil of his brother François Frédéric Grobon. He exhibited in Lyon from 1846 to 1847 and in Paris from 1852 with flowers, fruits, still lifes, animals and some landscapes (paintings, watercolors, gouaches and pastels).

Under the name Grobon Frères, Anthelme Eugène and François Frédéric created lithographs in Lyon around 1844 to 1850, including Fleurs à la Redoute, original drawings by P. Berjon, published by the Société des amis des Arts de Lyon (1847 to 1848, 26 plates) and a portrait of Louis Querbes, pastor (curé) of Vourles.

Sources: Documentation musée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon, Tomaselli Collection, Bénézit.