Additional information
| Artist | Waroquier |
|---|---|
| Nationality | French |
| Category | European |
Artistde Waroquier, Henry
Artist Years1881-1970
Artist NationalityFrench
TitlePortrait of a Woman
Yearca. 1905
MediumDrawing > Mixed Media
Dimensionssheet: 10 X 7.5 inches
Description
Ink, watercolors, and gouache on brown wove paper.
Accession NumberRC2138
NotesHenry de Waroquier (né Louis Henri Alphonse de Waroquier; 8 January 1881 – 31 December 1970) was a French painter, sculptor, designer, engraver, and teacher. He is associated with the School of Paris.
He attended the École nationale supérieure des arts décoratifs, under Charles Genuys.
De Waroquier was a teacher of decorative composition at the École Estienne, and of painting at the Académie Scandinave in Paris. Noted students which worked under him included Inés Puyó, Heini Waser, and Maria Helena Vieira da Silva.
He was Commandeur de la Légion d'honneur (1950), and Commandeur de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres.
De Waroquier died on December 31, 1970, in Paris, and is buried at Père Lachaise Cemetery. His work is found in many public museum collections, including Musée d'Orsay, Paris; Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium, Brussels; and Musée Laurier, Victoriaville, Quebec, Canada
(source: wikipedia.org)