Blanche Odin (1865–1957) - Bouquet de fleurs

Blanche Odin (1865–1957) was a renowned French watercolorist, celebrated for her delicate and luminous floral depictions. Her technical mastery and distinctive style made her an emblematic figure of early 20th-century French watercolor. Born in Troyes in 1865, Blanche Odin moved with her mother to Maubourguet in the Hautes-Pyrénées during her childhood. She discovered her passion for painting at the Ursuline convent in Paris, where she was a boarder. Around 1890, she became a pupil of the watercolorist Madeleine Lemaire, then of Ulpiano Checa, whom she met during her mother’s spa stays in Bagnères-de-Bigorre.

From 1888, she regularly exhibited at the Salon des artistes français, of which she became a member in 1901. She also participated in the Salon de l'Union des femmes peintres et sculpteurs, earning several distinctions, including the Union Prize in 1904 and 1907. In 1902, she opened a watercolor studio in Paris, at 21 rue du Vieux-Colombier, which was very successful.

In 1934, she settled permanently in Bagnères-de-Bigorre, where she continued to paint until her death in 1957. She developed a particular technique, using Arches paper weighing 640 g/m² which she humidifies from the back to keep moisture and allow subtle blends. This method enabled her to create remarkable transparency and light effects, lending her works an almost ethereal quality.

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