stilllife masters, Dutch Baroque Era Painter, 1606-C.1683   Related Paintings of Jan Davidsz. de Heem :. | A Richly Laid Table with Parrots - detail cup | Garland of Flowers and Fruit with the Portrait of Prince William III of Orange | Vase of Flowers | A Festoon of Flowers and Fruit | Vase with Flowers |
Related Artists:
Stefano Pieri
Italian , Florentine artist , (1542-1629)
V.L.E. Sparre

Longpre, Paul De
French, practiced mainly in America, 1855-1911 was a French flower painter, actively chiefly in the United States. He was born in Lyons, France, and was entirely self-taught. From his twelfth year he practiced successfully in Paris as a painter of fans. At 21 he first exhibited at the Salon. Having lost his money by the failure of a Paris bank, he moved in 1890 to New York and in 1896 held an exhibition of flower pieces which secured him instant recognition. In 1899 he moved to California and two years later built a beautiful house at Hollywood, which became celebrated for its magnificent flower gardens. De Longpre painted only perfect specimens of flowers; with delicacy of touch and feeling for bosoms he united scientific knowledge, and he also knew how to give expression to the subtle essence of the flowers.