"Paul THOMAS (1859 - 1910) - Bouquet of flowers."
Oil on canvas signed at the bottom left
Dimensions: 55 x 46.5 cm
With frame: 62 x 53 cm
With this bouquet of wildflowers in soft and pastel colors, Paul Thomas, the specialist in interior scenes, delivers us here a work full of charm.
The painter enriches his still life with a delicate work on the motifs. The flowers are superimposed on the pastoral-inspired drawings of the toile de jouy, created by renowned painters of the XVIII century.
The iconic and timeless toile de jouy, used as a background, reflects French good taste throughout the world and still inspires the world of fashion and decoration today.
The harmony of the colors is fresh and graceful.
Paul Thomas is a painter of interiors, genre scenes, portraits, landscapes, pastellist and sculptor. He was a student of Jules Lefebvre and Gustave Boulanger. He appeared at the Salon and became a member of the French Artists from 1885. He will be rewarded there many times.
In 1885, he obtained the second grand prix of Rome and a silver medal at the Universal Exhibition of 1900.
In 1887, he married Marie Madeleine Baschet, the couple lives at n°6 of the Rue de l'Abbaye.
He was promoted to knight of the Legion of Honor in 1906
He died at his home at the age of 81.
Museum:
Paris, Orsay Museum.
Amiens, Museum of Fine Arts of Saint-Denis.
Reims, Museum of Fine Arts.
Boston, Museum of Fine Arts