Henriette Brossin de Polanska
Ève Henriette Brossin de Mère de Polanska (Blanska) (1878–1954) was a French/Swiss painter. She was born on July 14, 1878, in Kharkiv, Ukraine. A naturalized Swiss citizen, she died in 1954 in Zurich, Switzerland.
Also recorded as Henriette Brossin de Blanska · Eve-Henriette de Blanska · Eve-Henriette de Polanska · Henriette Brossin de Méré de Polanska
Henriette Brossin de Polanska

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- Born
- 1878 · Kharkiv.
- Died
- 1954 · Zurich.
- Nationality
- France
- Occupation
- painter
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- Henri-Jean Guillaume Martin
- Languages
- French
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Ève Henriette Brossin de Mère de Polanska (Blanska) (1878–1954) was a French/Swiss painter. She was born on July 14, 1878, in Kharkiv, Ukraine. A naturalized Swiss citizen, she died in 1954 in Zurich, Switzerland.
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In 1920 Brossin represented France in the art competitions of the Olympic Games winning a silver medal for work "L'élan" ("The Jump"). (That year, art competitions were held as part of the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. Medals were awarded in five categories (architecture, literature, music, painting, and sculpture), for works inspired by sport-related themes.)

Henriette Brossin de Polanska, Vue de la cathédrale de la ville de Lausanne
Henriette Brossin de Polanska

Henriette Brossin de Polanska, Portrait of Madame AP
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1878
Henriette Brossin de Polanska was born on 14 July 1878.
1954
Henriette Brossin de Polanska died on 1 January 1954.
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- 1.Zablocki, Woojciech. Painting Silver Medal: Henriette Brossin de Polanska FRA *1878 †1925 (Antwerp 1920). Journal of Olympic History. 14. 21. 2006-05-21.
- 2.Oxford University Press. Ledevin, Édouard René. 209. 2011-10-31. 10.1093/benz/9780199773787.article.b00106355.
- 3.Search Results for Henriette Brossin Benezit Dictionary of Artists. www.oxfordartonline.com.
- 4.Henriette Brossin de Polanska. Olympedia.
- 5.Olympic Games Art Competition 1920. 2008-05-01.
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The authorities additionally record the headings Henriette Brossin de Blanska, Eve-Henriette de Blanska, Eve-Henriette de Polanska, Henriette Brossin de Méré de Polanska and Henriette Brossin de Méré. Her recorded language was French.
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