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Germaine Hoffmann
Germaine Hoffmann-Schmit (28 April 1930 – 22 July 2024) was a Luxembourgish painter and collage artist.[1] Life and workGermaine Schmit married writer Léopold Hoffmann (1915–2008) in 1950. They were the parents of a daughter, who married actor André Jung, and director Frank Hoffmann. From 1968 to 1998, she took evening courses and summer academies in various artistic techniques,[2] including at the Académie Européenne Libre des Beaux-Arts and the Lycée des Arts et Métiers.[3] Hoffmann-Schmit created paintings and collages in mixed media, in which she often incorporated torn newspapers. She was a member of the Cercle artistique de Luxembourg,[4] and had participated in the artist association's salons since 1987.[5] Solo exhibitions include those at Galerie Simoncini (1986, 1991), at Clervaux Castle (1988), and at Casino Luxembourg (2020) with the exhibition Die Zeit ist ein gieriger Hund.[6][7] In 2008, Hoffmann was appointed a Knight of the Order of Merit of Adolf of Nassau.[8] Hoffmann died on 22 July 2024, at the age of 94.[9] References
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