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Hélène Perdriat
Hélène Perdriat (1894–1969) was born in La Rochelle, France. She was a painter. When she was 21, Perdriat became very ill with what was thought to be a life-threatening illness. She began painting and painted portraits of herself, her family, and her friends. Following her recovery, she married Thorvald Hellesen, a Norwegian artist. The couple traveled to Oslo where she exhibited her paintings, which were well received. Perdriat continued to exhibit in London, Berlin, New York, Chicago, and Paris despite receiving no formal training. According to Andrea Geyer, she was known for having a distinct and personally poetic style. Her work is included in the Katherine Dreier Collection and other important collections. Material was copied from this source, which is available under Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported license She also worked as set designer for the Ballets suédois The Ballets suédois (; "Swedish Ballets") was a predominantly Swedish dance ensemble based in Paris t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Rochelle
La Rochelle (, , ; Poitevin-Saintongeais: ''La Rochéle'') is a city on the west coast of France and a seaport on the Bay of Biscay, a part of the Atlantic Ocean. It is the capital of the Charente-Maritime Departments of France, department. With 78,535 inhabitants in 2021, La Rochelle is the most populated commune in the department and ranks fourth in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region after Bordeaux, the regional capital, Limoges and Poitiers. Situated on the edge of the Atlantic Ocean the city is connected to the Île de Ré by a bridge completed on 19 May 1988. Since the Middle Ages the harbour has opened onto a protected strait, the Pertuis d'Antioche and is regarded as a "Door océane" or gateway to the ocean because of the presence of its three ports (fishing, trade and yachting). The city has a strong commercial tradition, having an active port from very early on in its history. The city traces its origins to the Gallo-Roman culture, Gallo-Roman period, attested by the rema ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thorvald Hellesen
Thorvald Hellesen (25 December 1888 – 22 October 1937) was a Norwegian abstract art, abstract artist, designer and painter, recognized as a pioneering Cubist in Norway. . His art was associated with the Orphic Cubism movement and early non-figurative art. Hellesen is often cited as Norway's first Cubist painter, though his contributions went largely overlooked for decades. In the early 20th century he mingled with leading Parisian avant-garde figures, developing a distinct style that balanced vibrant color and geometric form. By the 2010s and 2020s, renewed scholarly and market interest – including a major 2023 retrospective – brought Hellesen back into the modern art canon, drawing parallels to the posthumous rediscovery of Swedish abstract pioneer Hilma af Klint. Biography Thorvald Hellesen (sometimes spelled Thorwald) was born in Kristiania (now Oslo), Norway. He was the son of Thorvald Hellesen, a barrister at the Supreme Court of Norway, Supreme Court, and Ida Selmer, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
