Adelheid Wagner or Adelaïde Salles-Wagner (1825–1890) (born Adélaïde Salles) was a German-born painter active in

France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...

. She was a pupil of Claude Jacquand in

Lyon Lyon,, ; Occitan: ''Lion'', hist. ''Lionés'' also spelled in English as Lyons, is the third-largest city and second-largest metropolitan area of France. It is located at the confluence of the rivers Rhône and Saône, to the northwest of t ...

, and Joseph Bernhardt in Munich or Paris. She married the painter Jules Salles from

Nîmes Nîmes ( , ; oc, Nimes ; Latin: ''Nemausus'') is the prefecture of the Gard department in the Occitanie region of Southern France. Located between the Mediterranean Sea and Cévennes, the commune of Nîmes has an estimated population of 148,5 ...

, France, in 1865. She is known for portraits and genre works of children. Her work ''Breton Girl Praying'' was included in the 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, lists an overview of prominent women painters up to 1905, the year of publication. Th ...

''. Her sister Elise Puyroche-Wagner also became a painter.

Works in public collections

Grenoble lat, Gratianopolis , commune status = Prefecture and commune , image = Panorama grenoble.png , image size = , caption = From upper left: Panorama of the city, Grenoble’s cable cars, place Saint- ...

Musée de Grenoble The Museum of Grenoble (french: Musée de Grenoble) is a municipal museum of Fine Arts and antiquities in the city of Grenoble in the Isère region of France. Located on the left bank of the Isère River, place Lavalette, it is known both for ...

: ''La Petite Villageoise'', 1853, oil on canvas *

, musée des Beaux-Arts: ''Élie dans le désert'', oil on canvas *

Le Puy-en-Velay Le Puy-en-Velay (, literally ''Le Puy in Velay''; oc, Lo Puèi de Velai ) is the prefecture of the Haute-Loire department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of south-central France. Located near the river Loire, the city is famous for its ca ...

, Musée Crozatier: ''Portrait de Monsieur le comte de Macheco'', oil on canvas *

Narbonne Narbonne (, also , ; oc, Narbona ; la, Narbo ; Late Latin:) is a commune in France, commune in Southern France in the Occitania (administrative region), Occitanie Regions of France, region. It lies from Paris in the Aude Departments of Franc ...

, Musée d'Art et d'Histoire: ''Addio Teresa'', 1865, oil on canvas *

Toulon Toulon (, , ; oc, label= Provençal, Tolon , , ) is a city on the French Riviera and a large port on the Mediterranean coast, with a major naval base. Located in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, and the Provence province, Toulon is th ...

, Musée d'Art: ''Sainte Madeleine bercée par les anges'', 1868, oil on canvas *

Roanne Roanne (; frp, Rouana; oc, Roana) is a commune in the Loire department, central France. It is located northwest of Lyon on the river Loire. It has an important Museum, the ''Musée des Beaux-arts et d'Archéologie Joseph-Déchelette'' (Fren ...

, Musée des Beaux-Arts et d'Archéologie Joseph-Déchelette, ''Portrait de Mme Raoul Chassain de la Plasse, née Meugniot'', vers 1869-1870. Adelheid Salles-Wagner - Girl with a basket.jpg, ''Girl with a Basket'' (1853), Museum of Grenoble Adélaïde Salles-Wagner - Addio Teresa 02.jpg, ''Addio Teresa'' (1865), musée d'Art et d'Histoire de Narbonne. Adelaïde Salles-Wagner - Sainte Madeleine bercée par les anges.jpg, ''Saint Magdalene cradled by angels'' (1868), Toulon Museum of Art Portrait d’élégante par Adélaïde Salles-Wagner.jpg, ''Portrait d'une dame de la société lyonnaise'', (location unknown).« Portrait d'une dame de la société lyonnaise »
sur ''damienlibert.com''. Adelaïde Salles-Wagner - Breton Girl Praying.jpg, ''Breton Girl Praying'', (location unknown)

References

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