Cécile Douard

Cécile Douard (1866-1941) was a Belgian artist.[1]

Cécile Douard
Born
Cécile Leseine

(1866-12-29)29 December 1866
Rouen, France
Died14 January 1941(1941-01-14) (aged 74)
Brussels, Belgium
NationalityBelgian
Known forPainting, Sculpture

Biography

Douard was born Cécile Leseine[2] on 29 December 1866 in Rouen, France. She studied under Antoine Bourlard.[3] Douard often painted the people and landscape of the coalmining town Borinage.[4]

At the age of 33 Douard lost her sight.[5] No longer able to paint, she became a sculptor. She also played the piano and violin. She wrote two books; "Impressions of a Second Life" in 1923, and "Paysages indistincts" in 1929.[4] In 1926 she became he president of the Ligue Braille (Braille League). She served in that position until 1937.[6]

Douard died on 14 January 1941[3] in Brussels, Belgium.[7]

  • Digger in Wheelbarrow, 1896
    Digger in Wheelbarrow, 1896
  • Boraine
    Boraine
  • Intérieur dartiste
    Intérieur dartiste

References
  1. "Cecile Douard". AskArt. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  2. "Douard, Cécile". Benezit Dictionary of Artists. 2011. doi:10.1093/benz/9780199773787.article.B00053235. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  3. "Cécile Douard". RKD (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  4. "Douard, Cécile". Dictionnaire des Peintres belges. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  5. "Cécile Douard". Ligue Braille (in French). Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  6. "Mons: artiste opiniâtre, Cécile Douard a bravé les obstacles pour réussir". RTBF Info (in French). 26 November 2014. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  7. "Cecile Douard". Musée d'Orsay: Notice d'Artiste. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
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