Still life with field flowers in a glass vase was executed by listed and high quoted French flower painter and lithographer in Paris Louis Marie Lemaire (1824 - 1910). Pupil of Dupre and Boulard, sent his flower works to the Salon de Paris since 1849, and since 1872 landscapes also. Flower paintings by Lemaire situate in museums of Paris, Campiegne and Rouen.

Literature: in German: Thieme/Becker "Allgemeines Lexikon der bildenden Künsler..", Leipzig, 1999., In French: Bellier-Auvray, Dict. Gen.etc., II (1885); Benezit, Dict.d. Peintres. Etc.,V.8, 1999.

Inscription: signed lower right.

Technique: oil on canvas. Magnificent original period gold-plated frame.

Measurements: unframed w 15 3/4" x h 12 2/3" ( 40 x 32 cm); framed w 24 1/3" x h 20 7/8" (62 x 53 cm ).

Condition: in good condition, slightly cracked.