Eugene Louis Charvot

This publication features the work of French artist Eugène-Louis Charvot (1847-1924), painter and printmaker. Recognized in his time, Charvot's work was lost to history and has been rediscovered in Jacksonville, Florida. Charvot practiced medicine for many years but stated that his first love was art. Thus, despite the rigors of a medical career, Charvot devoted himself to the pursuit of his muse throughout his life. Inspired by the countryside of his youth, Charvot became a landscapist, and made his debut in 1876 at the annual Salon in Paris. Spending his medical career in the French military, Charvot was posted in colonial Tunisia (1885-89) and Algeria (1892-96), where he documented the life around him and sent oils back to Paris for entry in the Salons.