Antoine Blanchard (1910-1988) - Bouquet Of Buttercups - Rouen 1936

Very beautiful oil on canvas representing a bouquet of buttercups and daisies in a glass on an entablature. The work is signed by Antoine Blanchard (1910-1988), a French artist known for his views of Paris in particular. The work is also dated 1936 and located in Rouen.

Dimensions with the frame: 33 cm x 41 cm
Dimensions without the frame: 35 cm x 43 cm

Good condition.


Antoine Blanchard (French, born November 15, 1910 in a village on the banks of the Loire - died August 10, 1988 in Paris) was born under the name of Marcel Masson. His carpenter father detected his son's talent very early and sent him to a school in Blois to study drawing. Then, Blanchard studied at the School of Fine Arts in Rennes. In 1932, Blanchard continued his studies at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, where he began to explore his love of city life. In 1939, Blanchard was drafted into the military during World War II. At the end of the war, he returned to art. The artist spent months painting images of Paris in the 1890s. Blanchard's cityscapes convey a nostalgia for the Paris of the Belle Époque. His painting style reflects the brushstrokes of the Impressionists. Like his predecessors, he worked with light using quick brushstrokes and bright colors. His work has been compared to that of Édouard Léon Cortès, a painter of Parisian street scenes. In the 1950s, Blanchard's paintings were sold throughout the United States. It was at this time that he decided to adopt his pseudonym. In the 1970s, American and Canadian galleries sold his works. In 1979, Blanchard's painting Le Café de la Paix won the First Grand Prize among 347 competitors in a competition at the Café de la Paix. His daughters Nicole and Evelyne also became painters. Blanchard died in 1988 in Paris at the age of 78.