Known for lush still life painting with fruit, vegetables and flowers, and for being a part of the 19th century movement, which made that subject matter accepted by the viewing public, Paul LaCroix was an artist of noted composition and technique. He also painted a few landscape subjects. He often signed his work PLacroix with the P and L conjoined. Some of his works show the influence of still-life painter Severin Roesen. "Lacroix was just a few steps behind Roesen when he arrived in New York and Roesen left for Philadelphia. Some of Lacroix's more ambitious works are almost total imitations of Roesen's work." (Art & Architecture of New Jersey)

The details of LaCroix's life are somewhat scarce. It is known he was of Fren...