Jenny Zillhardt

Jenny Zillhardt or Marguerite Valentine (16 March 1857 – February 1939) was a French painter.

Jenny Zillhardt
self-portrait
Born16 March 1857
DiedFebruary 1939
NationalityFrance

Biography

Marguerite-Valentine-Jenny Zillhardt (Jenny Zillhardt) was born at Saint-Quentin in Aisne. She began studying painting at the Académie Julian in Paris in 1877, alongside Louise Catherine Breslau and Marie Bashkirtseff.[1] She studied under Tony Robert-Fleury.

She first exhibited at the Paris Salon in 1878 with Deux amis. From that time forward, her frequent participation in the Salon garnered her several sales.[2]

Zillhardt was part of the French female group who were represented at the 1893 Chicago World's Fair, an exhibit in the Woman's Building.[3]

Her works were included in the collections of the Musée d'Orsay,[4] the museum of Langres, and the museum of Saint-Quentin.[5]

She was made an officer of public instruction (officier de l'instruction publique) in 1910,[6] and received the Legion of Honor (chevalier de la légion d'honneur) in 1930.[7]

Her painting Régalez-vous mesdames was included in the 1905 work of British art historian Walter Shaw Sparrow, Women Painters of the World.[8]

Zillhardt died in February 1939[1] at Neuilly-sur-Seine.[2]

She was the sister of Madeleine Zillhardt, model and companion of Louise Catherine Breslau.

Collections

Zillhardt's work is held in the following public collection:

  • Jeune fille au chat, musée d'Orsay[4]
  • Jeune Compositeur
  • Jeune Fille au chat
  • Nu
  • Régalez-vous mesdames

References
  1. Saimpré (5 February 1939), "Jenny Zillhardt", Journal des débats politiques et littéraires: 2
  2. Valfleury (4 February 1939), "Deuils", Le Figaro: 2
  3. Nichols, K.L. "French Women Painters: 1893 Chicago World's Fair and Exposition"
  4. Portail des collections des musées de France
  5. Bashkirtseff, Marie. Journal 1877-1879, L'Âge d'Homme. pp. 42–43.
  6. "Citations", Journal officiel de la République française: 4089, 9 May 1910
  7. "Notice no. 19800035/240/31935". Base Léonore, Ministry of Culture (France).
  8. Sparrow, Walter Shaw (1905). Women Painters of the World, from the time of Caterina Vigri, 1413-1463, to Rosa Bonheur and the present day. The Art and Life Library. London: Hodder & Stoughton. p. 221.
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