Georges Achille-Fould
Georges Achille-Fould | |
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| Born | 24 August 1868 |
| Died | 24 August 1951 (aged 83) |
| Nationality | French |
Georges Achille-Fould or George-Achille Fould-Stirbey (24 August 1868 – 24 August 1951) was a French painter.
Achille-Fould was born in Asnières-sur-Seine as the daughter of the actress Josephine Wilhelmine Valérie Simonin, better known under her pseudonym Gustave Haller, and politician Gustave-Eugène Fould (one of the Fould family bankers). She was adopted along with her sister, the painter Consuelo Fould, by the Prince Stirbey. Her painting Courtship was included in the 1905 book Women Painters of the World.[1] Her work was also part of the painting event in the art competition at the 1924 Summer Olympics.[2]
Achille-Fould died in Brussels.
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Rosa Bonheur in her atelier, 1893 -
Courtship (b&w photo of painting, 1905)
References
- ^ 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
- ^ "Georges Achille-Fould". Olympedia. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- Georges Achille-Fould on artnet
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Georges Achille-Fould". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-06-01.
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