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Hélène Perdriat (1894–1969) was born in 
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She also worked as set designer for the
La Rochelle, France
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. 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
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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
Katherine Sophie Dreier (September 10, 1877 – March 29, 1952) was an American artist, lecturer, patron of the arts, and social reformer. Dreier developed an interest in art at a young age and was afforded the opportunity of studying art in the ...
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
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, for example with the set for ''Marchand d'Oiseux'' 1923.
Hélène painted animals, ships, and sailors, but always return to self-images, often incorporating her fantasy characters.
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