Jeanne Itasse-Broquet

Jeanne Itasse-Broquet (1867–1941) was a French sculptor. She began her career at the age of fourteen, exhibiting at the Paris Salon.

Jeanne Itasse-Broquet
Itasse-Broquet, photograph by Nadar
Born
Jeanne Itasse

(1867-09-25)25 September 1867
Paris, France
Died12 January 1941(1941-01-12) (aged 73)
Paris, France
NationalityFrench
Known forSculpture
Spouse(s)Gaston Broquet

Biography

Itasse was born on 25 September 1867 in Paris.[1][2] She received her training from her father, Adolphe Itasse. She married fellow sculptor Gaston Broquet.[3]

Itasse-Broquet began exhibiting her work at the Paris Salon around 1881 and continued to do so until 1938.[3] She 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 also exhibited at the Exposition Universelle in 1900.[3] She received medals at both exhibitions.[4]

Itasse-Broquet died in 1941 in Paris.[1][2]

  • Egyptian Harpist by Jeanne Itasse-Broquet, 1891
  • Bacchante by Jeanne Itasse-Broquet, 1899
  • Bust of Adolphe Itasse at Père Lachaise Cemetery by Jeanne Itasse-Broquet
gollark: People will and do notice/care about the advertising, forced updates and random Candy Crush installs.
gollark: It's good *enough* for most people, but also not actually particularly good.
gollark: Also "node-os".
gollark: http://runtimejs.org/Apparently this exists?!
gollark: Don't worry.

References
  1. "Jeanne Itasse-Broquet". RKD. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  2. "Jeanne Itasse". Musée d'Orsay. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  3. "Jeanne Itasse". Nella Buscot. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  4. Nichols, K. L. "Women's Art at the World's Columbian Fair & Exposition, Chicago 1893". Retrieved 10 August 2018.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.