Marie Petiet

Marie Petiet
Self-portrait at her easel, 1872
Born
Marie Petiet

(1854-07-20)20 July 1854
Limoux, France
Died16 April 1893(1893-04-16) (aged 38)
Paris, France
NationalityFrench
Known forPainting
Spouse
Étienne Dujardin-Beaumetz
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(m. 1886)​

Marie Petiet or Marie Dujardin-Beaumetz (1854–1893) was a French painter known for her genre scenes and portraits.

Biography

Dujardin-Beaumetz née Petiet was born on 20 July 1854 in Limoux, France[1] the daughter of the painter Léopold Petiet.[2] She studied with the painters Jean-Jacques Henner and Louis Hector Leroux from 1877 through 1883.[1]

She married the painter Étienne Dujardin-Beaumetz [fr] 1886 and began showing her work under the name Marie Dujardin-Beaumetz.[2]

She exhibited at the Société des Artistes Français from 1877 through 1883. She also exhibited at the Paris Salon.[1][3]

Petiet died on 16 April 1893 in Paris.[4]

Legacy

Her works are preserved in the Musée Petiet de Limoux. Her work Knitter asleep was included in the book Women Painters of the World.[5] Petiet was included in the 2018 exhibit Women in Paris 1850-1900.[6]

Liseuse endormie (Girl Asleep)
Musée des Beaux-Arts de Carcassonne

References

  1. ^ a b c "Marie Petiet". Clark Art. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Dujardin-Beaumetz, Marie". Benezit Dictionary of Artists. Oxford index. 2011. doi:10.1093/benz/9780199773787.article.b00055186. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  3. ^ "Marie (Mlle) Petiet". Musée d'Orsay. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  4. ^ "Petiet, Marie (1854-1893)". BnF Catalogue General. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  5. ^ Women Painters of the World on Project Gutenberg
  6. ^ Madeline, Laurence (2017). Women artists in Paris, 1850-1900. Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0300223934.