Jenny Zillhardt
Jenny Zillhardt or Marguerite Valentine (16 March 1857 – February 1939) was a French painter.
Jenny Zillhardt | |
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 self-portrait | |
| Born | 16 March 1857 |
| Died | February 1939 (aged 81–82) Neuilly-sur-Seine, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Occupation | painter |
| Relatives | Madeleine Zillhardt (sister) |
| Awards | Legion of Honor |
Biography
Marguerite-Valentine-Jenny Zillhardt (Jenny Zillhardt) was born at Saint-Quentin in the Aisne department of France. She began studying painting in 1877 at the Académie Julian in Paris, alongside Louise Catherine Breslau and Marie Bashkirtseff.[1] She studied under Tony Robert-Fleury.
She first exhibited at the Paris Salon in 1878 with a work entitled Deux amis. From that time forward, her frequent participation in the Salon garnered her several sales.[2]
Zillhardt was part of the French female group of artists whose work was represented at the 1893 Chicago World's Fair, an exhibit in the Woman's Building.[3]
Her works were included in the collections of the Musée d'Orsay,[4] the museum of Langres, and the museum of Saint-Quentin.[5]
She was made an officer of public instruction (officier de l'instruction publique) in 1910,[6] and received the Legion of Honor (chevalier de la légion d'honneur) in 1930.[7]
Her painting Régalez-vous mesdames was included in the 1905 work of British art historian Walter Shaw Sparrow, Women Painters of the World.[8]
Zillhardt died in February 1939[1] at Neuilly-sur-Seine.[2]
She was the sister of Madeleine Zillhardt, model and companion of Louise Catherine Breslau.
Collections
Zillhardt's work is held in the following public collection:
- Jeune fille au chat, musée d'Orsay[4]
Gallery
Jeune Fille au chat
Jeune Compositeur
Régalez-vous mesdames. Print after a page of Women Painters of the World. 1905.
References
- Saimpré (5 February 1939), "Jenny Zillhardt", Journal des débats politiques et littéraires: 2
- Valfleury (4 February 1939), "Deuils", Le Figaro: 2
- Nichols, K.L. "French Women Painters: 1893 Chicago World's Fair and Exposition"
- Base Joconde: Jeune fille au chat, French Ministry of Culture. (in French)
- Bashkirtseff, Marie. Journal 1877-1879, L'Âge d'Homme. pp. 42–43.
- "Citations", Journal officiel de la République française: 4089, 9 May 1910
- "Notice no. 19800035/240/31935". Base Léonore (in French).
- Sparrow, Walter Shaw (1905). Women Painters of the World, from the time of Caterina Vigri, 1413-1463, to Rosa Bonheur and the present day. The Art and Life Library. London: Hodder & Stoughton. p. 221.
