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| | Born in France. Davoust left Paris and arrived in California with the Gold Rush of 1849. Unsuccessful in mining, he became an associate of artist Henri Penelon in Los Angeles. | Source:
Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940"
Le Guide Français de Los Angeles et du Sud de Californie by F. Loyer & C. Beaudreau, Los Angeles, 1932. | | Nearly 20,000 biographies can be found in Artists in California 1786-1940 by Edan Hughes and is available for sale ($150). For a full book description and order information please click here. |
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