Séraphine Louis
* 1864 in Arsy (FRA)
† 1942 in Clermont (FRA)
Bouquet, ca. 1930
Oil on canvas
117 x 89 cm
Séraphine Louis (1864–1942) was a French painter. She variously made a living as a charwoman, shepherd, and, briefly, lay sister in Senlis before the art dealer Wilhelm Uhde discovered her gift and promoted her. Her oeuvre occupies a prominent position in the history of modern art in the twentieth century and has been shown at documenta, Kassel, and the Biennale di Venezia.
* 1864 in Arsy (FRA)
† 1942 in Clermont (FRA)
Marguerites, ca. 1929
Oil on canvas
116 x 89 cm
* 1864 in Arsy (FRA)
† 1942 in Clermont (FRA)
Les cerises, ca. 1930
Oil on canvas
117 x 89 cm
* 1864 in Arsy (FRA)
† 1942 in Clermont (FRA)
Feuilles, ca. 1930
Oil on canvas
92.5 x 73 cm
* 1864 in Arsy (FRA)
† 1942 in Clermont (FRA)
Feuilles, ca. 1930
Oil on canvas
65 x 54.5 cm
* 1864 in Arsy (FRA)
† 1942 in Clermont (FRA)
Bouquet de fleurs, ca. 1930
Oil on canvas
120 x 89.5 cm
* 1864 in Arsy (FRA)
† 1942 in Clermont (FRA)
Fleurs jaunes et feuilles rouges, ca. 1930
Oil on canvas
120 x 89 cm
* 1864 in Arsy (FRA)
† 1942 in Clermont (FRA)
Les branches, ca. 1925
Oil on canvas
64.5 x 80.5 cm
* 1864 in Arsy (FRA)
† 1942 in Clermont (FRA)
Nature morte au fruit, ca. 1920
Oil on wood
20 x 26 cm
* 1864 in Arsy (FRA)
† 1942 in Clermont (FRA)
Fruit, ca. 1930/31
Oil on canvas
19 x 24 cm
* 1864 in Arsy (FRA)
† 1942 in Clermont (FRA)
Fleur sur fond bleu, ca. 1920
Oil on masonite
21 x 26 cm
* 1864 in Arsy (FRA)
† 1942 in Clermont (FRA)
Bouquet de fleurs, ca. 1925
Oil on wood
25 x 14 cm