Paul Andre Jean Eschbach (1881-1961)

Paul André Jean Eschbach was a pupil of Jean-Paul Laurens and Pharaon Abdon Leon de Winter. He exhibited regularly in Paris at the Salon des Artistes Français, of which he eventually became a member. In 1907, he won a third-class medal and in 1920 a gold medal. He taught at the Académie Julian from 1912 to 1938. His works can be found in several provincial museums. After 1920, he tired of the interior and genre scenes to which he had confined himself, started painting portraits and made a reputation as a landscapist. He also painted seascapes and cloud effects.