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Jeanne (Jenny) Montigny (8 December 1875,
'. graduate thesis, University of Ghent, 2002-2003. After seeing a painting by
/ref> Despite the fact that Claus was married and twenty-six years her senior, they began a relationship that lasted until his death in 1924. In 1902, she made her debut at the Ghent Salon, followed by shows in Paris. Two years later, she and her younger brother moved into a villa in Deurle. She later became a member of the luminist group ''Vie et Lumière''. At the outbreak of World War I, she followed Claus and his wife in emigrating to London, where she became a member of the
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Montigny, Jenny 1875 births 1937 deaths Belgian Impressionist painters 20th-century Belgian painters 20th-century Belgian women artists Artists from Ghent
Jeanne (Jenny) Montigny (8 December 1875, Ghent
Ghent ( nl, Gent ; french: Gand ; traditional English: Gaunt) is a city and a municipality in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is the capital and largest city of the East Flanders province, and the third largest in the country, exceeded i ...
– 31 October 1937, Deurle
Deurle is part of the municipality of Sint-Martens-Latem located in the Flemish part of Belgium
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) was a Belgian painter.
Life
Montigny's father was a lawyer and government official who oversaw several boards and commissions and was later Dean of the law faculty at theUniversity of Ghent
Ghent University ( nl, Universiteit Gent, abbreviated as UGent) is a public research university located in Ghent, Belgium.
Established before the state of Belgium itself, the university was founded by the Dutch King William I in 1817, when the ...
. Her mother was of English origin. At seventeen, she decided to become an artist, knowing that she could not count on her parents' support. (Her father once remarked "De kunsten laten me helemaal koud."...The arts leave me totally cold.)Karel Blondeel, ''Vrouwelijke schilders in Gent (1880 -1914), een socio-historische studie'. graduate thesis, University of Ghent, 2002-2003. After seeing a painting by
Emile Claus
Emile Claus (27 September 1849 – 14 June 1924) was a Belgian painter.
Life
Emile Claus was born on 27 September 1849, in Sint-Eloois-Vijve, a village in West Flanders (Belgium), at the banks of the river Lys. Emile was the twelfth child i ...
(''The Kingfishers''), Montigny decided to seek out a position in his studios near Deinze
Deinze () is a city and a municipality in the Belgian province of East Flanders. It comprises the city of Deinze, and the towns of Astene, Bachte-Maria-Leerne, Gottem, Grammene, Hansbeke, Landegem, Meigem, Merendree, Nevele, Petegem-aan-de-Leie, ...
. In the summer of 1893, she and several other female students took his course in plein air
''En plein air'' (; French for 'outdoors'), or ''plein air'' painting, is the act of painting outdoors.
This method contrasts with studio painting or academic rules that might create a predetermined look. The theory of 'En plein air' painting ...
painting. After 1895, she commuted regularly between Ghent and Deinze.Galerie Oscar De Vos: Biography of Montigny/ref> Despite the fact that Claus was married and twenty-six years her senior, they began a relationship that lasted until his death in 1924. In 1902, she made her debut at the Ghent Salon, followed by shows in Paris. Two years later, she and her younger brother moved into a villa in Deurle. She later became a member of the luminist group ''Vie et Lumière''. At the outbreak of World War I, she followed Claus and his wife in emigrating to London, where she became a member of the
Women's International Art Club
The Women's International Art Club, briefly known as the Paris International Art Club, was founded in Paris in 1900. The club was intended to "promote contacts between women artists of all nations and to arrange exhibitions of their work", and ...
and exhibited at the Grafton Galleries
The Grafton Galleries, often referred to as the Grafton Gallery, was an art gallery in Mayfair, London. The French art dealer Paul Durand-Ruel showed the first major exhibition in Britain of Impressionist paintings there in 1905. Roger Fry' ...
. After the war, she returned to Belgium and, finding it necessary to sell her villa, moved into a more modest home. In 1923, she joined the Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts
Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts (SNBA; ; en, National Society of Fine Arts) was the term under which two groups of French artists united, the first for some exhibitions in the early 1860s, the second since 1890 for annual exhibitions.
1862
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. After Claus' death, she found herself in worsening financial straits. Her painting style was no longer popular and it was necessary to accept charity from family and friends. She was largely forgotten after her death until 1987, when exhibitions were held in Deurle and Dienze. In 1995, a major retrospective took place at the Musée Pissarro in Pontoise
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Administration
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.
References
Further reading
* Johan de Smet, ''Sint-Martens-Latem en de kunst aan de Leie, 1870-1970''. Lannoo, 2000 * Katlijne Van der Stighelen, Mirjam Westen, ''Elck zijn waerom : vrouwelijke kunstenaars in België en Nederland 1500-1950''. Ghent, Ludion, 1999. * Serge Goyens de Heusch, ''L'impressionnisme et le fauvisme en Belgique'', Paris, Fonds Mercator, 1988 * Chris Weymeis, ''Jenny Montigny, kunstenares van de Latemse school''. In: De Standaard; (17 December 1993) *Kredietbank
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, ''9 vrouwen, 9 x kunst: vrouwelijke kunstenaars actief rond de eeuwwisseling'' (Female artists active around the turn of the century). Brussels, Piet Jaspaert, 1988.
External links
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Montigny, Jenny 1875 births 1937 deaths Belgian Impressionist painters 20th-century Belgian painters 20th-century Belgian women artists Artists from Ghent