Background
Antoine Blanchard was born Marcel Masson on November 15, 1910 in Paris, France. He was the eldest of three children, and his father, a woodcarver, owned a small furniture store.
Antoine Blanchard was born Marcel Masson on November 15, 1910 in Paris, France. He was the eldest of three children, and his father, a woodcarver, owned a small furniture store.
He studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in Rennes, later enrolling at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris. During his studies there, he entered and won a competition for the prestigious Prix de Rome in 1935, earning him the opportunity to travel and live in Italy.
Gradually Blanchard began to collect images of 1890s Paris, using his source materials to devote his career to painting the city’s landmarks.
His style is characterized by small brushstrokes and bright colors, lending his canvases a shimmering tone.
Among his subjects are notable historic sites such as the Arc de Triomphe, the Moulin Rouge, and the Notre Dame, which he would often repaint under different conditions - such as depicting the customers of the Café de la Paix strolling under sunny skies in one canvas, and scurrying to find shelter from a rain storm in another.
He died in Paris, France on August 10, 1988.
Rue Tronchet la Madeleine
Place de la Madeleine
Place de la Republic
Champs Elysees
La Chatelet
Place de la Concorde
Eglise de Saint Germain des pres
Notre Dame Quai Saint Michel
Place de la Republique
Champs Elysees
Place de la Republique
Le Moulin Rouge Place Blanche a Montmartre
Les Grand Boulevards, Theatre du Vaudeville
Theatre du Vaudeville
Place de L'Opera, Café de la Paix
Theatre des Varietes Large
Rue Royal Madeleine
Boulevard de la Madeleine
Porte St. Denis
Place de la Republique
Porte St. Denis
Porte St. Denis
Winter in Paris, Notre Dame
Place de la Republic
Les Grands Boulevards
Café de la Paix
Place de la Republic
Booksellers Notre Dame, Winter
Arc de Triomphe
Boulevard des Capucines
Place du Luxembourg le Pantheon
La Rue Tronchet Paris
Champs Elysees, Arc de Triomphe
Notre Dame Quai Saint Michel
Theatre du Vaudeville
Avenue de l'Opera
Porte St. Martin
Porte St. Martin
Boulevard des Capucines
Boulevard de la Madeleine
Paris, Les Bouquinistes
Notre Dame
Place de la Bastiile
Champs Elysees
Les Grands Boulevards, Sous la Neige
Place Vendome
Omnibus on the place de la Madeleine, Winter
Porte St. Denis
Boulevard des Capucines
Place de la Republic
Place de la Concorde
The Pantheon
Theatre des Varietes Large
Rue Royal Madeleine
Boulevard de la Madeleine
Champs Elysees
Place de la Republic
Rue Tronchet la Madeleine
Notre Dame
Rue Norvins, place du Tertre Montmartre
Place de la Concorde
Place de la Madeleine
Porte St. Denis
Omnibus on the place de la Madeleine
Place de la Republic
Porte St. Denis
Café de la Paix Opera
Theatre des Varietes Large
Boulevard de la Madeleine
Theatre du Gymnase, Boulevard Bonne Nouvelle
Place de la Republique
Place de la Bastiile
Le Moulin Rouge
Boulevard de la Madeleine
L'Opera, café de la Paix
Place du Palais Royal
Rue Royal Madeleine
Place de la Bastiile
Theatre des Varietes Large
Arc de Triomphe
Boulevard des Capucines et Madeleine
Theatre du Vaudeville
Moulin Rouge, a pigalle sous la neige
Boulevard de la Madeleine
Place de la Republic
Champs Elysees, Arc de Triomphe
Boulevard Haussmann
Le boulevard Paris
Quai St. Michel, Notre Dame
Notre Dame
Paris, Rue Tronchet
Boulevard de la Madeleine, Sous la Neige
Grands Boulevards
Rue de la Paix Place Vendome
Place de la Concorde
Champs Elysees, Winter
Place de la Republic
Flower market Madeleine
Bouquinistes de Notre Dame
Arc de Triomphe
Boulevard de la Madeleine
Hotel de Ville and La Place de Greve
Place de L'Opera, Café de la Paix
Gare de Lest
Le Chatelet
Boulevard de la Madeleine
Porte St. Denis
Comedie
Arc de Triomphe
Opera, Café de la paix
La Madeleine Boulevard des Capucines
Gare de Lest
La Gare Dorleans et le Quai Dorsay
Café de la Paix Opera
Grands Boulevards
Place de la Bastiile
Porte St. Denis
Champs Elysees, Arc de Triomphe
Rue Royal Madeleine
Flower market Madeleine
Flower market Madeleine
Moulin Rouge
Place de la Madeleine
La Rue Lafayette et le Square Montholon
Arc de Triomphe
Café de la Paix
Boulevard des Capucines
Porte St. Denis
Place de la Republic
Boulevard de la Madeleine
Place de la Madeleine
In 1939 he married. He had two daughters.