Jeanne Simon (artist)

Jeanne Simon or Jeanne Simon-Dauchez (17 March 1869 – 19 December 1949) was a French painter.

Jeanne Simon
one of the few women in the painting by Courbet
Born17 March 1869
Hôtel du 14 rue Saint-Guillaume
Died19 December 1949 (1949-12-20) (aged 80)
Paris
NationalityFrance
Occupationpainter

Life

Simon was born at Hôtel du 14 rue Saint-Guillaume in Paris in 1869. She was the daughter of Claire (born Thirial) and Fernand Dauchez (1842-1914) who was a lawyer in Paris. A sibling of nine children, she is followed by a brother André Dauchez (1870-1948), also a painter. Other siblings include Marcel (1872-1969) and Reine (1876-1941).

Jeanne Simon 1919 Portrait of two young girls

She married the painter Lucien Simon in 1891.[1] They honeymooned to Venice . They will have four children: the sculptor Paul Simon (1892-1979),[2] the artist-painter Charlotte Simon (1897-1994), Lucienne Simon (1898-1974) and Pauline Simon (born circa 1907).

She exhibited at the Salon des Artistes Français from 1899 to 1933.[3] She also exhibited at Paris's Salon des Indépendants and in 1900 she received a bronze medal at the Exposition Universelle in Paris.[4]

Simon died in Paris in 1949, her husband had died in 1945.

In 2002 there was an exhibition at the Galerie Philippe Heim in Paris devoted to the work of Paul, Lucien and Jeanne Simon.[5]

Public work
  • Paris, Saint-Dominique church , Sainte-Catherine-de-Sienne chapel, four panels (painting on canvas), 1929 - 1935  :
    • The Childhood of Catherine , in a landscape of Siena;
    • Christ carrying his cross , near Saint Catherine towards whom he leans;
    • Landscape , animated by contemporary characters of the artist who represents members of her family, children and grandchildren, as well as herself;
    • Catherine looking after a plague victim

References
  1. "Simon, Lucien". Porkopolis.org. 2016-06-24. Retrieved 2016-06-30.
  2. "Paul Simon, sculpteur animalier, portraitiste et décorateur : English biography". Paulsimon.fr. 1926-09-17. Archived from the original on 2016-06-22. Retrieved 2016-06-30.
  3. "Musée d'Orsay: Notice d'Artiste". www.musee-orsay.fr. Retrieved 2020-01-06.
  4. "Simon, Jeanne : Benezit Dictionary of Artists - oi". oxfordindex.oup.com. doi:10.1093/benz/9780199773787.article.b00169983. Retrieved 2020-01-06.
  5. Doridou-Heim, Anne; Galerie Philippe Heim (2002). Lucien, Jeanne et Paul Simon : une famille d'artistes exposition, Paris, Galerie Philippe Heim, 22 mars-20 avril 2002. Paris: Galerie Philippe Heim.
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