Georgette Meunier

Georgette Meunier
Born(1859-10-07)October 7, 1859
Brussels, Belgium
Died1951 (aged 91–92)
Brussels, Belgium
Known forPainting

Georgette Meunier (October 7, 1859 – 1951) was a Belgian still life painter.

Study of a Heron

She was born in Brussels as the daughter of the engraver Jan-Baptiste Meunier, and the older sister of the painter Marc-Henry Meunier. Her father was the older brother of the painter-sculptor Constantin Meunier. She was trained by Alfred Stevens and became a member of the artist group L'Essor. Meunier exhibited two of her works at the Palace of Fine Arts at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, Illinois.

Her painting Study of a Heron, was included in the 1905 book Women Painters of the World.

Meunier died in Brussels.

References

  1. 1 2 "Georgette Meunier". RKD. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  2. ↑ Nichols, K. L. "Women's Art at the World's Columbian Fair & Exposition, Chicago 1893". Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  3. ↑ Women painters of the world, from the time of Caterina Vigri, 1413-1463, to Rosa Bonheur and the present day, by Walter Shaw Sparrow, The Art and Life Library, Hodder & Stoughton, 27 Paternoster Row, London, 1905