| Fernande Sadler | |
| Birth Date: | 7 July 1869 |
| Birth Place: | Toul, France |
| Death Place: | Nemours, France |
| Known For: | Painting, collecting and mayor |
Fernande Sadler (7 July 1869 – 2 December 1949) was a French painter and engraver. She established the art collection at Grez-sur-Loing and became the mayor of that town in 1945.
Sadler was born on 7 July 1869 in Toul.[1]
thumb|left|Young Girls On The Edge Of Loing – Oil On Canvas
She trained at the Julian Academy[2] and studied with Marcel Baschet and Henri Lucien Doucet.[3] She exhibited at the Nancy and Paris Salons. She began at the Paris Salon in 1894 and exhibited miniature paintings at the Nancy Salon.
She made her home in Grez-sur-Loing and painted pictures of the area. The town was popular with artists including the visitors like the Glasgow Boys.[4] In 1910 she began to collect paintings for the town prompted by a suggestion and donations by . The local museum now houses the collection which still receives donations by visiting artists.[5]
She had showed an interest in art documenting the role of local and visiting artists. In 1907 she was awarded a silver medal by the Société de Géographie for her monograph on the artists of Grez-sur-Loing.[6] Sadler became Grez-sur-Loing's mayor in 1945.[5] The town has her self portrait in their collection.
Sadler died in 1949 in Nemours.[1]