Clémentine Martin-Buchère Sold at Auction Prices

Clémentine Buchère Martin (French, 1819-1873)

Clémentine Buchère Martin (French, 1819-1873), "Bleeding Hearts and Blue Trumpets", watercolor on vellum, Christie's label and artist information en verso, sight 20 in. x 16 in., framed Note: Clémentine Buchère was a student of Pierre-Joseph Redouté; she primarily worked in watercolor and exhibited in both Paris and Dijon. Her "brilliant debut" at the Paris Salon was noted in the 1840 Journal des Artistes and her work was described as "composed with great taste" in Paris' Le Ménestrel of April 19, 1840. She later married Amédée-Henry Martin and is sometimes erroneously referred to as Clémentine Martin-Buchère. Reference: Elisabeth Hardouin-Fugier and Etienne Grafe. French Flower Painters of the 19th Century. Harper & Row, 1989, p. 120. Le Journal des Artistes, Paris, 1840. Le Ménestrel, Heugel, Paris, 1833-1840. Start Price: USD 300