Alix d'Anethan
Alix Apolline Louise d'Anethan (12 November 1848, Brussels – 11 June 1921, Paris) was a Belgian painter. • Illustration — In the artist' studio The daughter of baron Henri-Auguste d'Anethan and Louise Sylvie Artain de Saint-Martin, she was born in Brussels. She was related to the painter Louis Artan. D'Anethan moved to Paris, where she stayed with an uncle.
Also recorded as Alix d' Anethan · Alix Apolline Louise d'Anethan · Alix baroness d'Anethan · Alice Baronne d' Anethen
Alix d'Anethan

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- Name
- Alix d'Anethan
- Born
- 12 November 1848
- Birthplace
- Brussels, Belgium
- Died
- 11 June 1921
- Place of death
- Paris, France
- Occupation
- Painter, Artist
- Nationality
- Belgium
- Teachers
- Emile Wauters · Alfred Stevens · Pierre Puvis de Chavannes
- Languages
- French
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Alix d'Anethan vécut du 12 novembre 1848 au 11 juin 1921 et fut peintre et dessinatrice.
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Alix d'Anethan naquit le 12 novembre 1848 et mourut le 11 juin 1921. Le lieu de naissance d'Alix d'Anethan est Bruxelles, Belgique, selon la Deutsche Nationalbibliothek et la Bibliothèque nationale de France. Le lieu de décès d'Alix d'Anethan est Paris, France, selon la Deutsche Nationalbibliothek et la Bibliothèque nationale de France. La Bibliothèque nationale de France précise le 7e arrondissement.
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She studied with the painters Alfred Stevens, Emile Wauters and Pierre Puvis de Chavannes. D'Anethan painted a number of notable murals, including one for the chapel in the Hôpital Cochin in Paris and three for a church in Boffres. She participated in shows in Brussels, Antwerp and Paris. D'Anethan was a member of a group of women painters in Brussels known as the Cercle des femmes peintres. She died in Paris at the age of 72. Her work is included in the collections of museums in Tournai, Brussels, Ghent and Antwerp, as well as at the city hall in Bruges.
Training under Emile Wauters, Alfred Stevens and Pierre Puvis de Chavannes is recorded. The recorded working language is French. Places of work recorded in the authority are Paris. Work by Alix d'Anethan is recorded in the collections of Museum of Fine Arts Ghent (MSK), Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium and Musée des Beaux-Arts de Tournai.
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• Name — Alix d'Anethan • Title — Baroness • Born — 12 November 1848 • Birthplace — Brussels, Belgium • Died — 11 June 1921 • Place of death — Paris, France • Father — Henri-Auguste d'Anethan • Mother — Louise Sylvie Artain de Saint-Martin • Occupation — Painter, Artist
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Alix d'Anethan is recorded with the occupation draftsperson. Recorded as painter and draftsperson.
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1848
Alix d'Anethan was born on 12 November 1848.
1921
Alix d'Anethan died on 11 June 1921.
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- 1.ACADÉMIE ROYALE DES SCIENCES, DES LETTRES ET DES BEAUX-ARTS DE BELGIQUE, L'. (1958). "Biographie National". 30th ed. Brussels. web https://www.academieroyale.be/fr/la-biographie-nationale-personnalites-detail/personnalites/alix-anethan/Vrai/
- 2.Gubin, Eliane. Dictionnaire des femmes belges: XIXe et XXe siècles. 132–33. 2006. 2873864346.
- 3.Groupe interdisciplinaire d’Etudes sur les femmes de l’Université libre de Bruxelles. Femmes artistes. Sextant. 12. 1999.
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The authorities additionally record the headings Alix d' Anethan, Alix Apolline Louise d'Anethan, Alix baroness d'Anethan, Alice Baronne d' Anethen and Alice d' Anethen. Her recorded language was French.
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