LOUIS ÉMILE DARDOIZE PAINTINGS FOR SALE & BIOGRAPHY
LOUIS ÉMILE DARDOIZE
French, 1826-1901
BIOGRAPHY
Born in Paris in 1826, Louis Émile Dardoize was a self-taught and prolific painter devoted to the study of nature. He debuted at the Paris Salon of 1845 and continued to exhibit until 1895. To support himself in the early years of his career, Dardoize drew for major journals, including L’Illustration and Tour du Monde. By the age of thirty, he had started a publishing house for prints, which enabled him to print a series for the study of perspective and modeling, as well as a “Cours du Paysage” 1848-1884 for the study of landscape painting. His success in this endeavor enabled him to concentrate on his true interest, painting.
Dardoize did not associate himself with any school or influence, but traveled extensively across France and painted a diverse range of landscapes. He was particularly drawn to the Ile-de-France and Valée de Chevreuse regions, where he met Henri Harpignies and François-Louis Français. He was a bronze and gold medal winner in the Expositions Universelle in 1878 and 1889. Notable works by Dardoize are Solitude (1869), Setting Sun (1874), and Nightingale Wood(1890). In 1880, he received an honorable mention for La Nuit Verte, Ruisseau Sous Bois, now in the collection of the Musée des Beaux-Arts, Carcassonne.
Museum Collections:
Musée des Beaux-Arts, Carcassonne
Musée des Beaux-Arts de Canada, Ottawa, Ontario
Musée des Beaux-Arts, Dunkirk
Musée Eugène Boudin, Honfleur
Musée Francisque Mandet, Riom (Auvergne)
