Raoul Maucherat de Longpré (1843–1911) French,Watercolor & Gouache  Impressionist Floral. floral still life showcasing a lush arrangement of soft pink roses and delicate white lilacs resting on a stone ledge, all captured with the artist’s signature romantic detail and soft lighting. Signed lower right. Framed.

Overall Size: 22 3/4 x 29 3/4 in. 

Sight Size: 13 1/2 x 20 1/2 in. 

Raoul Maucherat de Longpré (1843–1911) was an elite French floral painter, celebrated for his technically precise and ethereal still lifes that gained immense popularity in both Europe and the United States. Born into an aristocratic but financially modest family of artists in Lyons—the center of the French textile industry—he began painting flowers for fans and textile designs at age 12, eventually exhibiting at the Paris Salon by 1877. His work is defined by a distinct, "floating" compositional style, where highly detailed bouquets of lilacs and roses are rendered in gouache and watercolor against spare or dark backgrounds, often appearing to hover in space or rest on a simple stone plinth. While his brother, Paul de Longpré, became a famous "celebrity artist" in Hollywood, Raoul remained in France, though his paintings were widely sought after by major American collectors and are now held in prestigious institutions like the Smithsonian American Art Museum.

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