Fernande Sadler (7 July 1869 – 2 December 1949) was a French painter and engraver. She established the art collection at

Grez-sur-Loing Grez-sur-Loing (, literally ''Grez on Loing''; formerly Grès-en-Gâtinais, literally ''Grès in Gâtinais'') is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in north-central France. Sights * The Church of Notre-Dame et Saint-Laurent ''(Church ...

and became the mayor of that town in 1945.

Life

Sadler was born in 1869 in

Toul Toul () is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department. Geography Toul is between Commercy and Nancy, and the river Moselle and Canal de la Marne au Rhin. Climate Toul h ...

. left, Young Girls On The Edge Of Loing – Oil On Canvas She trained at the Julian Academy and studied with Marcel Baschet and

Henri Lucien Doucet Henri Lucien Doucet (23 August 1856 – 31 December 1895) was a French figure and portrait painter and pastellist, born in Paris. Biography Doucet studied under Lefebvre and Boulanger, and in 1880 won the Prix de Rome. In 1888, he taught at A ...

. She exhibited at the Nancy and Paris Salons. She began at the Paris Salon in 1894 and exhibited miniature paintings at the Nancy Salon. She made her home in

and painted pictures of the area. The town was popular with artists including the visitors like the

Glasgow Boys The Glasgow School was a circle of influential artists and designers that began to coalesce in Glasgow, Scotland in the 1870s, and flourished from the 1890s to around 1910. Representative groups included The Four (also known as the Spook School ...

. In 1910 she began to collect paintings for the town prompted by a suggestion and donations by . The local museum now houses the collection which still receives donations by visiting artists. She had showed an interest in art documenting the role of local and visiting artists. In 1907 she was awarded a silver medal by the

Société de Géographie The Société de Géographie (; ), is the world's oldest geographical society. It was founded in 1821 as the first Geographic Society. Since 1878, its headquarters have been at 184 Boulevard Saint-Germain, Paris. The entrance is marked by two gig ...

for her monograph on the artists of Grez-sur-Loing. Sadler became Grez-sur-Loing's mayor in 1945. The town has her self portrait in their collection. Sadler died in 1949 in

Nemours Nemours () is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. Geography Nemours is located on the Loing and its canal, c. south of Melun, on the Moret–Lyon railway. Nemours – Saint-Pierre ...

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* Harcos "Painters and engravers from Lorraine" {{DEFAULTSORT:Sadler, Fernande 1869 births 1949 deaths People from Toul 19th-century French painters 20th-century French painters French women painters Mayors of places in Île-de-France