Clémentine-Hélène Dufau
Clémentine-Hélène Dufau (born August 18, 1869 in Quinsac , Gironde ; died March 18, 1937 in Paris ) was a French painter .
Life
Clémentine-Hélène Dufau began her training at the Académie Julian with William Bouguereau , Tony Robert-Fleury and Gabriel Ferrier . In 1893 she made her debut at the Paris Salon , where she has since exhibited regularly, and became a member of the Société des Artistes Français . In 1898 she won a scholarship that allowed her to travel to Spain for a longer period. During this time, her art took on a new direction that turned away from realism and impressionism and turned to decorative effects. She designed a series of postcards for the Paris World Exhibition in 1900 . In 1903 she was one of the founders of the Société du Salon d'Automne .
For the design of the Sorbonne and in 1906 for the private house of the poet Edmond Rostand in Cambo-les-Bains , she received commissions for large-format decorative paintings. During the First World War she created propaganda posters for the state .
She illustrated books a. a. by J.-H. Rosny aîné , Charles Derennes and Pierre Valdagne . In 1920 she moved to Antibes . In 1932 she sent a contribution to the art competitions of the Summer Olympics in Los Angeles .
When she took part in the Paris Salon, she repeatedly received awards and medals. In 1909 she was made a Knight of the Legion of Honor .
- Selection of works
Enfants mariniers (1898)
Vision intimate (1913)
Poster for the gallery Georges Petit (undated)
Astronomies – Mathématiques. Mural in the Sorbonne. (1908)
Jeanne Lanvin (1925)
literature
- Elmar Stolpe: Dufau, Hélène . In: General Artist Lexicon . The visual artists of all times and peoples (AKL). Volume 30, Saur, Munich a. a. 2001, ISBN 3-598-22770-1 , pp. 267-269.
- Hans Vollmer : Dufau, Mlle Clémentine Hélène . In: Ulrich Thieme (Hrsg.): General Lexicon of Fine Artists from Antiquity to the Present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 10 : Dubolon – Erlwein . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1914, p. 82-83 ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).
- Dufau, Hélène . In: Hans Vollmer (Hrsg.): General Lexicon of Fine Artists of the XX. Century. tape 1 : A-D . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1953, p. 602 .
Web links
- Literature by and about Clémentine-Hélène Dufau in the bibliographic database WorldCat
Individual evidence
- ↑ All information from the three German artist encyclopedias
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Dufau, Clémentine-Hélène |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 18, 1869 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Quinsac , Gironde department |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 18, 1937 |
| Place of death | near Paris |