Paul and raoul de longpre biography

  • BIOGRAPHY - Raoul de Longpre (Born ).
  • Born in Lyons, France to a family of artists, Raoul Maucherat de Longpre had a prominent career as a painter of floral still-lifes.
  • The de Longprés were a family of artists, and most noted was his brother Paul de Longpre.

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    Hollywood’s first tourist attraction

    In the spring of , all of California’s nascent society was atwitter. A talented celebrity was moving from New York—New York City no less—to humble Los Angeles. And what’s more, he was French! “It would be useless to expand upon his history or his fame,” the Los Angeles Times wrote breathlessly, “both are known the world round.” He was the painter Paul De Longpre, best known for his still life work of “floaters,” bouquets of lush flowers painted upon a neutral background. De Longpre and his family settled into a large mansion at the corner of West Adams Boulevard and Figueroa Street. In lieu of rent, he paid the owner of the home in paintings.

    Paul-Gaston-Raoul-Henry-Georges Maucherat De Longpre was born on April 18, , in the village of Villeurbanne, outside of Lyon. His mother was an accomplished Creole heiress and his father a reckless textile draftsman, who quickly spent his wife’s fortune. When De Longpre was still young, the impoverishe

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    Selected Solo Exhibitions

    Selected Group Exhibitions

    Raoul M. de Longpre was a French artist who was born in Numerous key galleries and museums such as Eli & Edythe Broad Art Museum at Michigan State University have featured Raoul M. dem Longpre's work in the M. dem Longpre's work has been offered at auction multiple times, with realized prices ranging from USD to 27, USD, depending on the storlek and medium of the artwork. Since the record price for this artist at auction is 27, USD for LILACS AND ROSES, sold at Sotheby's New York in

    Raoul M. dem Longpre in the news

    In MutualArt’s artist press archive, Raoul M. dem Longpre fryst vatten featured in Fine Art from the Estate of Eunis and Douglas Goodan Heads to Auction, a piece from ArtDaily in February The artist died in

    Artist's alternative names: Raoul Maucherat de Longpré, Raoul-Victor-Maurice Maucherat de Longpre

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    Raoul Maucherat de Longpré

    (French/American, )

    Still life with roses and lilacs sight 23 1/2 x 19 1/4in

    American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture

    26 May , EDT

    New York

    Sold for US$1, inc. premium

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    Raoul Maucherat de Longpré (French/American, )

    Still life with roses and lilacs
    signed 'pre fils' (lower right)
    watercolor and gouache on paper
    sight 23 1/2 x 19 1/4in

    Footnotes

    Raoul M. de Longpre, Fils also known as Maucherat de Longpre was born in He was the son of Jean-Antoine-Marie-Victor and Marie-Therese Pinchaud de Longpre and the brother of Paul de Longpre (), an important major flower painter, who eventually settled in Hollywood, California. Raoul chose to remain in France.

    Raoul devoted a lifetime to the scient

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