About Francois De Blois

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Francois Deblois
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    Francois B. De Blois (1829 - 1913)

    A painter, Francois B. De Blois is thought by our Canadian sources to have been possibly born in the province of Quebec, and by some American sources to have been born in Boston (see below). However, all agree that he lived most of his life in Boston, Massachusetts.

    His primary medium was oil on canvas. His subjects included genre*, still life, landscapes, rivers, villages, harbors, snowscapes, coastal views, and farm-life. His style is Realism*. AskART has some excellent illustrations of his work.

    His formal art education includes studies in Europe (c.1870) under Charles-François Daubigny (see AskART) probably in Paris or Auvers sur Oise a suburb to the north of Paris; and under...

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