"Flowerbed In A Mediterranean Landscape. Edouard Ducros. "
Edouard Ducros, painter born in Aix-en-Provence in 1856 and died in the same city in 1936. A student of Julien Gustave Gagliardini and Louis Gautier, he exhibited in various salons including the Salon de Paris and in Lyon and received an honorary diploma in Aix and a medal in Versailles and Lyon. A post-impressionist painter, he is the founder of the Société des amis des arts d'Aix-en-Provence. His works are preserved in the Museums of Aix, Montpellier, Digne and Béziers. His painting The Grand Canal of Martigues was acquired by the city of Paris.