Still life with Flowers
Type:Painting
Year:1855 - 1911
Size:21.00" x 25.00"
Medium:Oil
Signed:Lower Right
Paul De Longpre ART FOR SALE
1855 Lyons, France - 1911 Hollywood, California. Known for: Floral still life often with bees.
A famous French and American flower painter, Paul DeLongpre was the most significant watercolor specialist to arrive in Los Angeles in the late 19th century and became the city's first major... Read full biography
A famous French and American flower painter, Paul DeLongpre was the most significant watercolor specialist to arrive in Los Angeles in the late 19th century and became the city's first major still-life painter. It is likely he was the first southern California painter to earn a major national... Read full biography
A famous French and American flower painter, Paul DeLongpre was the most significant watercolor specialist to arrive in Los Angeles in the late 19th century and became the city's first major still-life painter. It is likely he was the first southern California painter to earn a major national reputation. He was born in Lyons, France, where he was a member of the artistocratic, although not wealthy, Maucherat de Longpre family. Growing up in Lyon, noted for many flower painters because it was... Read full biography
A famous French and American flower painter, Paul DeLongpre was the most significant watercolor specialist to arrive in Los Angeles in the late 19th century and became the city's first major still-life painter. It is likely he was the first southern California painter to earn a major national reputation. He was born in Lyons, France, where he was a member of the artistocratic, although not wealthy, Maucherat de Longpre family. Growing up in Lyon, noted for many flower painters because it was the center of the textile-design industry, he was exposed to that subject matter from his youth. At age twelve, he was in Paris, using his obvious talent to paint flowers on fans. By age 21, he had a painting accepted at the Paris Salon. He studied in... Read full biography
A famous French and American flower painter, Paul DeLongpre was the most significant watercolor specialist to arrive in Los Angeles in the late 19th century and became the city's first major still-life painter. It is likely he was the first southern California painter to earn a major national reputation. He was born in Lyons, France, where he was a member of the artistocratic, although not wealthy, Maucherat de Longpre family. Growing up in Lyon, noted for many flower painters because it was the center of the textile-design industry, he was exposed to that subject matter from his youth. At age twelve, he was in Paris, using his obvious talent to paint flowers on fans. By age 21, he had a painting accepted at the Paris Salon. He studied in Paris at the Ecole des Beaux Arts with Jean Leon Gerome and Leon Bonnat and became well known in France, especially with a successful exhibition... Read full biography
Paul De Longpre - Art for Sale (5 available)
Bouquet of Chrysanthemums
Type:Painting
Size:19.00" x 17.00"
Medium:Watercolor
Signed:Lower Right
Victorian Roses
Type:Painting
Year:1902
Size:15.75" x 12.75"
Medium:Watercolor
Signed:Signed and Dated
Queen Anne’s Lace and Geraniums
Type:Painting
Year:1901
Size:16.00" x 25.50"
Medium:Watercolor
Signed:Lower Right
Still Life of Yellow Flowers
Type:Painting
Year:1909
Size:10.50" x 18.75"
Medium:Watercolor
Signed:Lower Right
Notes:
This is an outstanding example of this artist's work, sensitively rendered with keenly observed details and vivid coloration.