Paul de Longpre (1855-1911) (3)
Study of roses-Watercolour on paper
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***from Spanierman Gallery
Although de Longpré reportedly studied for a time with both Leon Bonnat and Jean Léon Gérôme in Paris, he was basically self-taught. Nevertheless, he appears to have made scientific studies of flowers in the horticultural conservatory of the famous M. Paillet of Chatenay, a suburb of Paris. Always a painter from nature, he never fell into the habit of simply replicating flowers in his studio; he always insisted on live subjects. He was a careful draftsman and colorist, and he combined the two talents to produce skillful effects.
Easter lily and Stained Glass Window, 1908
Watercolor on paper, 20 x 14 inches
"In 1890, after the failure of the Comptoir d' Escompte de Paris, the bank holding their life savings, the de Longprés came to the United States and settled in New York City. Paul soon felt the need for fresh flowers to serve as subjects for his paintings, so he arranged to spend the summer and fall seasons in possibly Short Hills, New Jersey and nearby Madison, a community known as "the Rose City," where he reportedly was given free access to the local greenhouses...
In 1898, Paul decided to settle permanently in California, at first establishing his family in a home at Adams and Figueroa in Los Angeles. In 1901, as his success continued, he moved to Hollywood, where he built a magnificent Moorish-Mission style villa on the corner of Hollywood Boulevard and Cahuenga Avenue, which he surrounded with a three acre garden eventually filled with four-thousand rose bushes."(c)-read more
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***from Spanierman Gallery
Although de Longpré reportedly studied for a time with both Leon Bonnat and Jean Léon Gérôme in Paris, he was basically self-taught. Nevertheless, he appears to have made scientific studies of flowers in the horticultural conservatory of the famous M. Paillet of Chatenay, a suburb of Paris. Always a painter from nature, he never fell into the habit of simply replicating flowers in his studio; he always insisted on live subjects. He was a careful draftsman and colorist, and he combined the two talents to produce skillful effects.
Easter lily and Stained Glass Window, 1908
Watercolor on paper, 20 x 14 inches
"In 1890, after the failure of the Comptoir d' Escompte de Paris, the bank holding their life savings, the de Longprés came to the United States and settled in New York City. Paul soon felt the need for fresh flowers to serve as subjects for his paintings, so he arranged to spend the summer and fall seasons in possibly Short Hills, New Jersey and nearby Madison, a community known as "the Rose City," where he reportedly was given free access to the local greenhouses...
In 1898, Paul decided to settle permanently in California, at first establishing his family in a home at Adams and Figueroa in Los Angeles. In 1901, as his success continued, he moved to Hollywood, where he built a magnificent Moorish-Mission style villa on the corner of Hollywood Boulevard and Cahuenga Avenue, which he surrounded with a three acre garden eventually filled with four-thousand rose bushes."(c)-read more