Jeanne (Jenny) Montigny (1875 - 1937)
Jeanne (Jenny) Montigny
Jeanne (Jenny) Montigny was a Belgian painter. At seventeen, she decided to become an artist, knowing that she could not count on her parents' support. After seeing a painting by Emile Claus (The Kingfishers), Montigny decided to seek out a position in his studios near Deinze. In the summer of 1893, she and several other female students took his course in plein air painting. In 1902, she made her debut at the Ghent Salon, followed by shows in Paris. 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 and exhibited at the Grafton Galleries. After the war, she returned to Belgium. In 1923, she joined the Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts.
| Date and place of birt: | 8 december 1875, Gent, Belgium |
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| Date and place of death: | 31 october 1937, Sint-Martens-Latem, Belgium |
| Nationality: | Belgium |
| Period of activity: | XIX, XX century |
| Specialization: | Artist, Genre painter, Graphic artist, Landscape painter, Painter, Portraitist |
| Genre: | Flower still life, Genre art, Landscape painting, Portrait, Rural landscape, Still life |
| Art style: | Luminism, Realism |
| Technique: | Charcoal, Hand graphic, Oil, Oil on canvas, Pencil |
