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NOVEMBER 2023 DECORATIVE & FINE ART SALE
Lot 142:
Raoul Maucherat de Longpre (French/American, 1843-1911), gouache on paper painting depicting a floral composition with lavender and ivory roses. Signed lower right. Housed in an old richly decorated giltwood and gesso frame with finely carved floral motifs.
Note: Raoul Victor Maurice Maucherat de Longpre was a masterful painter whose floral still lifes combine botanical accuracy with artistic acumen. He began drawing at a young age. By the time he was twelve, he was earning a living painting flowers on fans for a firm in Paris. He worked and studied with his brother, Paul De Longpre, who became a major figure in flower painting and settled in California. At age 21, Raoul De Longpre began exhibiting in the Paris Salon. Whether or not he traveled to America is unknown, but his painting circulated widely in America, likely through the efforts of his brother. His works today are in museum collections including the National Museum of American Art in Washington, D.C.
27 1/2 x 21 in., (70 x 53.5 cm.)
Condition: A watercolor appears to be in excellent condition.
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