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1866 Rouen, France - 1941 Brussels, Belgium. Known for: Portrait, children's portraits, still-life painting, sculpture.
A painter and sculptor, she is known for the unsentimental depiction of her surroundings and people around Mons, a town in the mining area of the Borinage. Born in Rouen on December 31, 1866, Douard... Read full biography
A painter and sculptor, she is known for the unsentimental depiction of her surroundings and people around Mons, a town in the mining area of the Borinage. Born in Rouen on December 31, 1866, Douard was the daughter of a pianist (mother) and a theater director. The family moved a lot, however the... Read full biography
A painter and sculptor, she is known for the unsentimental depiction of her surroundings and people around Mons, a town in the mining area of the Borinage. Born in Rouen on December 31, 1866, Douard was the daughter of a pianist (mother) and a theater director. The family moved a lot, however the majority of her childhood was spent in Mons. She served a short apprenticeship at a studio in Brussels, and continued her studies in Mons (1883-86) where she won a number of prices. Antoine Boulard,... Read full biography
A painter and sculptor, she is known for the unsentimental depiction of her surroundings and people around Mons, a town in the mining area of the Borinage. Born in Rouen on December 31, 1866, Douard was the daughter of a pianist (mother) and a theater director. The family moved a lot, however the majority of her childhood was spent in Mons. She served a short apprenticeship at a studio in Brussels, and continued her studies in Mons (1883-86) where she won a number of prices. Antoine Boulard, the Director of the Académie des Beaux Arts recognized and supported her talent. Her time in Mons (until 1904) was the artistically most productive time in her life, where besides her painting, she gave private art lessons and fulfilled many portrait... Read full biography
A painter and sculptor, she is known for the unsentimental depiction of her surroundings and people around Mons, a town in the mining area of the Borinage. Born in Rouen on December 31, 1866, Douard was the daughter of a pianist (mother) and a theater director. The family moved a lot, however the majority of her childhood was spent in Mons. She served a short apprenticeship at a studio in Brussels, and continued her studies in Mons (1883-86) where she won a number of prices. Antoine Boulard, the Director of the Académie des Beaux Arts recognized and supported her talent. Her time in Mons (until 1904) was the artistically most productive time in her life, where besides her painting, she gave private art lessons and fulfilled many portrait commissions, especially for children's portraits. Suffering from an eye ailment since 1896, she did not slow down in her... Read full biography
