Madeleine-Jeanne Lemaire (1845-1928) painted scenes of women in interiors, Faeries, and flowers, using oil and watercolor.
Madeleine-Jeanne Lemaire, The Faeries, 1908, watercolor
According to S. Elizabeth in the new book The Art of Fantasy, "during her lifetime she created hundreds, quite possibly thousands of paintings of flowers and other plants."
Elizabeth continues: "Alexandre Dumas is noted to have said that 'Only God had created more roses than Madeleine Lemaire."
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Wikipedia on Madeleine-Jeanne Lemaire
New illustrated book: The Art of Fantasy. "Profusely illustrated with museum quality, full color artwork, The Art of Fantasy: A Visual Sourcebook of All That is Unreal is an impressively informative and truly inspiring collection."―Midwest Book Review
