Eugène BAUDIN (1843 - 1907), Flower bouquet

Baudin enrolled at the École des Beaux-Arts de Lyon at an early age, studying under Marc Laurent Bruyas, flower painter Jean-Marie Reignier and Bonnefond. He first exhibited at the Salon de Lyon in 1863, where he won a gold medal in 1905. He then exhibited in Paris, where a posthumous exhibition of his work was held at the Salon d'Automne in 1907.

In 1865, he opened a drawing studio with his friend Méssoniat, while working as a draftsman at the Agnès, Bresson et Cie silk factory. In 1896, he gave up this activity to devote himself to painting landscapes, mainly scenes from Lyon, Brittany and the Mediterranean.

Baudin's landscapes are sometimes characterized by an almost excessive brio, with paint applied in thick layers and distinct colors. His sumptuous flower paintings display the same brilliance and bravura, but his work becomes more subdued when he paints nudes or landscapes with symbolic connotations.