Adeline Oppenheim Guimard (1 October 1872 – 26 October 1965) was an

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painter noted for her portraits in gouache and colored crayons.Adeline Oppenheim Guimard papers 1902-1953
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Life and work

She trained in Paris, where she became a pupil of

Albert Maignan Albert Pierre René Maignan (14 October 1845 – 29 September 1908) was a French history painter and illustrator. Biography In 1864, he left his hometown to study law in Paris, earning his diploma in 1866. During his studies he also paint ...

, and her painting ''Romeo and Juliet'' was included in the 1905 book ''

Women Painters of the World ''Women Painters of the World, from the time of Caterina Vigri, 1413–1463, to Rosa Bonheur and the present day'', assembled and edited by Walter Shaw Sparrow, is a book that lists an overview of prominent women painters up to 1905, the year of ...

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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 In 1909, she married the architect and designer

Hector Guimard Hector Guimard (, 10 March 1867 – 20 May 1942) was a French architect and designer, and a prominent figure of the Art Nouveau style. He achieved early fame with his design for the Castel Beranger, the first Art Nouveau apartment building i ...

, and the couple moved into his

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residence at

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on avenue Mozart in Paris, decorated with furniture he designed himself. She returned to live in New York City during

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and after her husband's death in 1942 spent years collating their collection and associated papers. She donated many artifacts to various museums and the papers to the

Works

File:Adeline Oppenheim Guimard - Romeo and Juliet - 1900.jpg, ''Romeo and Juliet'', 1900 File:Photograph, Doriot, 1916 (CH 18410805).jpg, ''Portrait of a man with white hair and beard'', 1916 File:Petit Palais - Salle à manger Maison Guimard - 002.jpg, Dining room designed by her husband for Hôtel Guimard File:Paris 16 - Hôtel Guimard -1.JPG, Hôtel Guimard

References

1872 births 1960 deaths 20th-century American painters 20th-century American women painters American expatriates in France {{US-painter-1870s-stub