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Birth
1855 (Lyons, France)
Death
1911 (Hollywood, California)
Lived/Active
California / France
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floral still life often with bees
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A famous French and American flower painter, Paul DeLongpre was the most significant watercolor specialist to arrive in Los Angeles in the late 19th century and became the city's first major still-life painter. It is likely he was the first southern California painter to earn a major national reputation.
He was born in Lyons, France, where he was a member of the artistocratic, although not wealthy, Maucherat de Longpre family. Growing up in Lyon, noted for many flower painters because it (showing 500 of 3792 characters). |
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