Anne Nicole Voullemier

Anne Nicole Voullemier, also called Mademoiselle Voullemier (born 1796 in Châtillon-sur-Seine – died 1886) was a French painter and lithographer. She signed her name Mlle Voullemier.

Biography

Anne Nicole Voullemier was a student of Jean-Baptiste Regnault for oil painting, and of Louis-François Aubry for miniature painting.[1]

She exhibited her miniature portraits at the Salon from 1817 to 1835.[2]

In 1817, she exhibited Une soubrette écoutant à une porte (A maid listening at a door), miniature bought by the Duchess of Berry and La sœur de charité.[3] In 1819, she exposed Portrait of M. Collin, grand vicar, in 1822, Sisters of Charity visiting a sick person and The Curious. In 1824, she presented The confessional.[1]

The productions of Mlle. Voullemier have often appeared at the exhibitions of Douai, Lille and Cambrai. Several paintings were lithographed by the author, among others: The Sister of Charity, The Clergyman Consoling a Prisoner, The Fortune Tellers.[1]

She gave lessons in oil painting and miniature painting.[1]

She won the 3rd class medal at the 1835 Salon, worth 250 gold francs, and the 2nd class medal at the 1845 Salon, worth 500 gold francs.[1][4]

Works

Works of this artist can be seen in the Musée des Beaux-Arts de Caen, the Musée d'Art et d'Histoire de Saint-Brieuc [fr] and the Musée Barrois in Bar-le-Duc.[5]

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  Portrait of Olivier Rupérou, 1844, Musée d'art et d'histoire de Saint-Brieuc.[6]

References

1. Gabet, Charles (1831). Dictionnaire des artistes de l'école française au XIXe siècle (in French). pp. 700–701.
2. Brissonneau. "Anne Nicole Voullemier (1796 - 1886)". Brissonneau (in French). Retrieved 2022-02-19.
3. L'Artiste (1842). L'Artiste (in French). Aux bureaux de L'Artiste. p. 363.
4. "Prix et Médailles - Historique - Le Salon des Artistes Français". www.artistes-francais.com. Association Artistes Français. Retrieved 2022-02-19.
5. "Anne Nicole Voullemier". www.pop.culture.gouv.fr. French Ministry of Culture. Retrieved 2022-02-19.
6. "Portrait de Ruperou". www.pop.culture.gouv.fr (in French). French Ministry of Culture. Retrieved 2022-02-19.