Cécile Douard

Cécile Douard
Born
Cécile Leseine

(1866-12-29)29 December 1866
Rouen, France
Died14 January 1941(1941-01-14) (aged 74)
Brussels, Belgium
NationalityBelgian
Known forPainting, Sculpture

Cécile Douard (1866-1941) was a Belgian artist.[1]

Biography

Douard was born Cécile Leseine[2] on 29 December 1866 in Rouen, France. She studied under Antoine Bourlard [fr].[3] Douard often painted the people and landscape of the coalmining town Borinage.[4]

At the age of 33 Douard lost her sight.[5] No longer able to paint, she became a sculptor. She also played the piano and violin. She wrote two books; "Impressions of a Second Life" in 1923, and "Paysages indistincts" in 1929.[4] In 1926 she became he president of the Ligue Braille (Braille League). She served in that position until 1937.[6]

Douard died on 14 January 1941[3] in Brussels, Belgium.[7]

  • Digger in Wheelbarrow, 1896
    Digger in Wheelbarrow, 1896
  • Boraine
    Boraine
  • Intérieur dartiste
    Intérieur dartiste

References

  1. ^ "Cecile Douard". AskArt. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Douard, Cécile". Benezit Dictionary of Artists. 2011. doi:10.1093/benz/9780199773787.article.B00053235. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Cécile Douard". RKD (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Douard, Cécile". Dictionnaire des Peintres belges. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  5. ^ "Cécile Douard". Ligue Braille (in French). Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  6. ^ "Mons: artiste opiniâtre, Cécile Douard a bravé les obstacles pour réussir". RTBF Info (in French). 26 November 2014. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  7. ^ "Cecile Douard". Musée d'Orsay: Notice d'Artiste. Retrieved 12 April 2021.