السعادة ~~ لا تحتاج الى استحالات كبيرة ..، أشياء صغيرة ~~ قادرة على أن تهزنا بعمق” ― واسيني الأعرج .., طوق الياسمين _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Paul de Longpré (1855–1911), was a French painter of flowers, who worked mainly in the United States. De Longpré painted only perfect specimens of flowers. With a delicacy of touch and feeling for color he united scientific knowledge and art. He also knew how to give expression to the subtle essence of the flowers. Painting floral scenes almost exclusively in watercolors, in the 1900s de Longpre found inspiration in the 4,000 rose bushes he planted on his Hollywood estate. The finest of his paintings include Double Peach Blossoms and White Fringed Poppies (1902) — both widely known through popular reproductions. He was born in Lyon, France in 1855, and was an entirely self-taught artist. From age 12 he practiced successfully in Paris as a painter of fans. In 1876, at 21, he first exhibited at the Paris Salon. Having lost his money by the failure of a Paris bank, he moved in 1890 to New York City and in 1896 held an exhibition of flower paintings which secured him instant recognition.
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