Paul De Longpre (1855 - 1911) France
Watercolor on Paper
Measure 9 1/2"in H x 7 1/2"in W and 14 1/2"in H x 12"in W with frame

Known for: Floral still life often with bees
Biography: Paul de Longpre was born in Lyon, France in 1855 to the Maucherat de Longpre family. The textile-design industry was an important commercial sector in Lyon, and there were numerous artists known for their skills at painting flowers. He was certainly exposed to their works as a child, and was likely inspired by the subject matter as he began drawing floral images at a very young age. By the age of 12, de Longpre was earning an income painting flowers on fans for a Parisian firm. He became a student in Paris at the respected Ecole des Beaux Arts and his paintings were becoming more popular and were enjoyed by a larger audience. His early success continued with acceptance of a painting by the Paris Salon. De Longpre was a well known artist in Paris when he moved to New York in 1890. He was an industrious and very active artist throughout this period of his career as he continued to produce chromolithographic prints and taught students the nuances of watercolor painting. He died at the relatively young age of fifty-six, famous and popular, and is remembered to this day as “The King of Flower Painters”.

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