Henriette Brossin de Polanska

Medal record
Art competitions
Representing  France
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1920 Antwerp Painting

Ève Henriette Brossin de Mère de Polanska (Blanska) (1878–1954) was a French/Swiss painter.[1]

She was born on July 14, 1878, in Kharkiv, Ukraine. A naturalized Swiss citizen, she died in 1954 in Zurich, Switzerland.[2][3]

In 1920 Brossin represented France in the art competitions of the Olympic Games winning a silver medal for work "L'élan" ("The Jump"). (That year, art competitions were held as part of the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium.[4] Medals were awarded in five categories (architecture, literature, music, painting, and sculpture), for works inspired by sport-related themes.)[5]

References

  1. ^ Zablocki, Woojciech (2006-05-21). "Painting Silver Medal: Henriette Brossin de Polanska FRA *1878 †1925 (Antwerp 1920)". Journal of Olympic History. 14: 21.
  2. ^ Ledevin, Édouard René. Benezit Dictionary of Artists. Oxford University Press. 2011-10-31. p. 209. doi:10.1093/benz/9780199773787.article.b00106355.
  3. ^ "Search Results for Henriette Brossin | Benezit Dictionary of Artists". www.oxfordartonline.com. Retrieved 2020-01-31.
  4. ^ "Henriette Brossin de Polanska". Olympedia. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  5. ^ "Olympic Games Art Competition 1920". 2008-05-01. Archived from the original on 2008-05-01. Retrieved 2020-01-31.


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