Provenance:
Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester, Rochester, New York

Born in the small town of Châtillon-sur-Saône, located in the picturesque Vosges region of northeastern France, Jean Ferdinand Monchablon (he later changed his first name to Jan) was a pupil of the academic masters Alexandre Cabanel (1823-1889 ) and Jean-Paul Laurens (1838-1921). Most noted for his lively, light-infused landscapes, Monchablon also painted historical and mythological scenes, as well as marine subjects. His views of the French countryside are characterized by compositions filled with soft light, a brilliant color palette, and meticulous brushwork. Painted in his hometown in 1890, Jardins á Châtillon, Vosges is an excellent example of Monchablon's oeuvre, of which there are only two hundred sixty-seven known works.

Monchablon exhibited regularly at the Salon des Artistes Français de Paris from 1881 to 1890. He also exhibited at the prestigious Universal Expositions of 1889 and 1900, and was awarded silver medals in both exhibitions. In 1905, the year after his death, Monchablon was posthumously named Chevalier of the Legion of Honor.

Museums:
The Haggin Museum, Stockton, California
Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester, Rochester, New York
Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum, Saint Louis, Missouri

Museums continued:
Musée de Picardie, Amiens, France
Musée des Beaux-Arts, Chambéry, France
Musée des Beaux-Arts, Nancy, France
Musée des Beaux-Arts, Nantes, France

References:
E. Bénézit Dictionnaire des Peintres, Sculpteurs, Dessinateurs et Graveurs, Editions Gründ
Thieme-Becker Allgemeines Lexikon der bildenden Künstler von der Antike bis zur Gegenwart, E.A. Seemann Verlag Leipzig