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Show ARTIST DE LONSPRE CALLED BY DEATH LC8 ANOELES, June 30. Paul de Lonarpra. the famoua painter of flowers, died at hla home In Hollywood last night from a complication of diseases from which he had Buffered for the last two year. Da longpra waa born In Lyons, Prance. In 1X66. Until De Lorurpre waa 13 years old he attended the public schools at Parts. At that aare he becan to paint flower on fane and from this beginning he came to be one of the most noted of floral painters. Ills nrst oil painting was accepted at the Paris aeJon In 17. Later on he waa ruined In the coilpaee of a Paris bank and In 1S90 cam to America, taking up his residence la Naw York. In 194 he made his first exhibition of flower oalntinas nnlv at the American art gaJlerlea and held annual exhibitions since that time. In l-9 he removed to Lne Angeles and In 191 built a residence at Hollywood. Ixva An it lea county, surrounded by three acres of flower rarden. For ten years the place has been a noted point of In-tereet In-tereet for tourists. Ie lnepre made a close studv of California flora during the period of his reeldene In Hollywood, con-intnv con-intnv himself for the moat part to the mora colorful tvnes end conventionalising a number of California flowers. He maintained main-tained an exhibition at his Hollywood villa, which he threw open to visitors with the utmost noepitalltv. and Ms raidnce waa a Mecca of flumer lovers who vietted Lne Angelee. He waa one of the oriel- ' natora of the annual Hollywood flower j festival and cultivated a aoraeous pmfu- ! alon of flowers on his round a. He took a keen Intnreat In American politics. |