Still Life With Sea Fishes By Adolphe Jourdan (french, 1825 - Nimes - 1889)

A masterfully still life with sea fish was created in 1879 by the French painter Adolphe Jourdan (1825 - Nîmes - 1889), classified among the painters. A student of the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris since 1844, he was trained by L. Coignet and Ch. Jalabert. He exhibited at the Paris Salon since 1855.
Literature: Theine/Becker, XIX, 1926, 198; Bénézit VII, 1999, 616.
Inscriptions: signed and dated (18)79 lower right.
Technique: oil on canvas, original period gilt frame.
Dimensions: without frame: 60 x 47 cm, with frame: 78.5 x 64.5 cm.
Condition: good condition, cleaned, canvas previously relined.