Lucie-Charlotte Attinger (1 March 1859 – 10 June 1928)[1] was a Swiss painter and illustrator.
Lucie Attinger | |
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 Mon Atelier (1889) includes a self-portrait of Lucie Attinger on the left. | |
| Born | 1 March 1859  |
| Died | 10 June 1928 (aged 69) |
| Occupation | Illustrator, painter |
Lucie Attinger was born on 1 March 1859 in Neuchâtel, Switzerland, one of eight children of James Attinger (1818-1885), son of the founder of the Attinger publishing house.[2] In Neuchâtel she studied art under Georges Grisel and Auguste Bachelin, then attended the Académie Julian in Paris.[3]
At the Paris Salon of 1889, she exhibited her painting Mon Atelier ("My Studio"), which depicts a life class at the Académie Julian.[3] It is one of only two known paintings (the other being Marie Bashkertseff’s In the Studio) to depicts such a class at the Académie. Mon Atelier includes a self-portrait of Attinger sketching the viewer of the painting.[4]
In 1893, Attinger married Henri Busquet de Caument (1859-1937), a member of a French aristocratic family whom she met at a showing of her work. They had two daughters.[2]
Attinger illustrated a number of prints for Imagerie Quantin, in the style of Épinal prints.[5] In the 1890s she was an illustrator for a number of French magazines: La France illustrée, Le J.Amusant (under the name Nell), L'Éclipseand La Gandriole (both under the name Jattin).She also illustrated a number of books: Chansons des nos Grand'mères (1889) by Alfred Godet, Quatre petites filles heureuses (1892) by Lucie Achard, as well as Contes choisis (1893) and Alte Volks- und Kinderlieder (1910) by Christoph von Schmid.[1]
Lucie Attinger died in Neuilly-sur-Seine on 10 June 1928.[2]
References
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- ^ a b c Caumont, Robert Busquet de (2012-11-29). Busquet de Caumont: Histoire culturelle, sociologique et patrimoniale d'une ancienne famille (in French). Editions Publibook. ISBN 978-2-7483-9784-0.
- ^ a b "Attinger, Lucie". Benezit Dictionary of Artists. Oxford University Press. 2011-10-31. doi:10.1093/benz/9780199773787.article.b00008310. ISBN 978-0-19-977378-7.
- ^ "Lucie Attinger (1859 - 1928), Acquired by the North Carolina Museum of Art". Elliott Fine Art. Retrieved 2022-07-29.
- ^ "L. Attinger". lambiek.net. Retrieved 2022-07-29.