Hortense Richard

Hortense Richard
Born(1860-06-24)24 June 1860
Paris, France
Died1939 or 1940
NationalityFrench
Known forPainting
Spouse
Désiré Alfred Magne
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(m. 1879)​

Hortense Richard (1860–1939 or 1940) was a French painter.[1]

Biography

Richard was born on 24 June 1860 in Paris. She studied with Delphine Arnould de Cool-Fortin, Jules Joseph Lefebvre and William-Adolphe Bouguereau. She married fellow painter Désiré Alfred Magne [fr] in 1879.[2]

She exhibited at the Paris Salon from 1875 to 1935.[3] Richard exhibited her work at the Palace of Fine Arts and The Woman's Building at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, Illinois.[4]

She died in 1939 or 1940.[1][3][2]

  • Love's Awakening (painting on porcelain)
    Love's Awakening (painting on porcelain)
  • The sleeping woman (1893) (painting on ivory).
    The sleeping woman (1893) (painting on ivory).
  • At the church in Poitou (1895), Musée du Louvre
    At the church in Poitou (1895), Musée du Louvre
  • Side portrait of a young blond lady, Musée du Louvre
    Side portrait of a young blond lady, Musée du Louvre
  • The letter of Manon, Musée du Louvre
    The letter of Manon, Musée du Louvre
  • Portrait of a young brunette, Musée du Louvre
    Portrait of a young brunette, Musée du Louvre

References

  1. ^ a b "Richard, Hortense (1860-1939?)". BnF Catalogue général (in French). Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Richard, Hortense". Oxford Index. Oxford University Press. 31 October 2011. doi:10.1093/benz/9780199773787.article.b00152174. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Hortense Richard". Musée d'Orsay (in French). Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  4. ^ Nichols, K. L. "Women's Art at the World's Columbian Fair & Exposition, Chicago 1893". Retrieved 12 November 2018.