Édouard Pauporté, Pot of zinnais (circa 1920)

ÉDOUARD PAUPORTÉ (Roanne, 1868-1939) Pot of zinnias. Circa 1920. Oil on panel. 21.5 X 15.5 cm (oval) Signed bottom right: E. PAUPORTÉ Numbered on the back: 118. Édouard Pauporté, born in Roanne in 1868, trained at the École des Beaux-Arts in Lyon, where he specialised in flowers. Based in Croix-Rousse, he had a successful career as a designer for the silk industry, and many of his designs were published. As a painter, he was distinguished by his meticulous technique, creating his delicate impastos with a knife. This small painting, dating from around 1920, is in excellent condition and retains its original frame.