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1864 France - 1942 France. Known for: Still life, flower painting.
Séraphine Louis, known as "Séraphine de Senlis" ("Séraphine of Senlis"), was born in Arsy (Oise) on September 3, 1864. Séraphine's works are predominantly rich fantasies of intensely repeated and... Read full biography
Séraphine Louis, known as "Séraphine de Senlis" ("Séraphine of Senlis"), was born in Arsy (Oise) on September 3, 1864. Séraphine's works are predominantly rich fantasies of intensely repeated and embellished floral arrangements. She used colors and pigments that she made herself from unusual and... Read full biography
Séraphine Louis, known as "Séraphine de Senlis" ("Séraphine of Senlis"), was born in Arsy (Oise) on September 3, 1864. Séraphine's works are predominantly rich fantasies of intensely repeated and embellished floral arrangements. She used colors and pigments that she made herself from unusual and exotic ingredients she never revealed that have stood the test of time for durable vividness. Her paintings' surfaces have a matte, almost waxy appearance. Sometimes her signature (typically "S. Louis")... Read full biography
Séraphine Louis, known as "Séraphine de Senlis" ("Séraphine of Senlis"), was born in Arsy (Oise) on September 3, 1864. Séraphine's works are predominantly rich fantasies of intensely repeated and embellished floral arrangements. She used colors and pigments that she made herself from unusual and exotic ingredients she never revealed that have stood the test of time for durable vividness. Her paintings' surfaces have a matte, almost waxy appearance. Sometimes her signature (typically "S. Louis") was carved by knife, revealing a ground of contrasting color. In some cases, she appears to have signed her paintings before painting them. Séraphine an artist consumed by an irrepressible urge to create - "this famous internal necessity of which... Read full biography
Séraphine Louis, known as "Séraphine de Senlis" ("Séraphine of Senlis"), was born in Arsy (Oise) on September 3, 1864. Séraphine's works are predominantly rich fantasies of intensely repeated and embellished floral arrangements. She used colors and pigments that she made herself from unusual and exotic ingredients she never revealed that have stood the test of time for durable vividness. Her paintings' surfaces have a matte, almost waxy appearance. Sometimes her signature (typically "S. Louis") was carved by knife, revealing a ground of contrasting color. In some cases, she appears to have signed her paintings before painting them. Séraphine an artist consumed by an irrepressible urge to create - "this famous internal necessity of which Kandinsky spoke", terms employed by Bertrand Lorquin, conservator of the Musée Maillol in his introduction to the... Read full biography
