Anne Nicole Voullemier Explained

Anne Nicole Voullemier, also called Mademoiselle Voullemier (born 1796 in Châtillon-sur-Seine – died 1886) was a French painter and lithographer. She signed her name Mlle Voullemier.

Biography

Anne Nicole Voullemier was a student of Jean-Baptiste Regnault for oil painting, and of Louis-François Aubry for miniature painting.[1]

She exhibited her miniature portraits at the Salon from 1817 to 1835.[2]

In 1817, she exhibited Une soubrette écoutant à une porte (A maid listening at a door), miniature bought by the Duchess of Berry and La sœur de charité.[3] In 1819, she exposed Portrait of M. Collin, grand vicar, in 1822, Sisters of Charity visiting a sick person and The Curious. In 1824, she presented The confessional.[1]

The productions of Mlle. Voullemier have often appeared at the exhibitions of Douai, Lille and Cambrai. Several paintings were lithographed by the author, among others: The Sister of Charity, The Clergyman Consoling a Prisoner, The Fortune Tellers.[1]

She gave lessons in oil painting and miniature painting.[1]

She won the 3rd class medal at the 1835 Salon, worth 250 gold francs, and the 2nd class medal at the 1845 Salon, worth 500 gold francs.[1] [4]

Works

Works of this artist can be seen in the Musée des Beaux-Arts de Caen, the and the Musée Barrois in Bar-le-Duc.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Gabet, Charles . Dictionnaire des artistes de l'école française au XIXe siècle . 1831 . 700–701 . FR.
  2. Web site: Brissonneau . Anne Nicole Voullemier (1796 - 1886) . 2022-02-19 . Brissonneau . fr.
  3. Book: L'Artiste . L'Artiste . 1842 . 363 . Aux bureaux de L'Artiste . fr.
  4. Web site: Prix et Médailles - Historique - Le Salon des Artistes Français . Association Artistes Français . 2022-02-19 . www.artistes-francais.com.
  5. Web site: Anne Nicole Voullemier . 2022-02-19 . French Ministry of Culture . www.pop.culture.gouv.fr.