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... Read full biography
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,... Read full biography
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... Read full biography
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 Vincenzo Marinelli (see... Read full biography
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 Vincenzo Marinelli (see AskART) in Naples, Italy. De Blois's paintings were exhibited in the Paris Salon* (1878); and in the United States wit... Read full biography
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Books & Publications (10)
Publications based on askART research. List may not be comprehensive.
The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005
2005
AskART.com Inc. - Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
479 pages
Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition
2005
Davenport, Ray
2,421 pages
Biographical Index of Artists in Canada
2003
McMann, Evelyn de Rostaing
250 pages
The Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction
2001
Westbridge, Anthony R. and Diana L. Bodnar
622 pages
Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes
1999
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
3,724 pages
American Art at the Nineteenth Century Paris Salons
1990
Fink, Lois Marie; Albert Boime, Forward; Elizabeth Broun, Preface
430 pages (color)
Mantle Fielding's Dictionary of American Painters, Sculptors & Engravers
1986
Opitz, Glenn B (editor)
1,081 pages
Dictionary of Marine Artists (Peabody Museum)
1982
Brewington, Dorothy E R
431 pages
The Boston Athenaeum Art Exhibition Index 1827-1874 (Exhibition catalog)