Jeannine Guillou
- Born
- 1909 · Concarneau.
- Died
- 1946 · Paris.
- Nationality
- France
- Occupation
- painter
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• Name — Jeannine Guillou
• Born — 1909 5 17
• Birthplace — Concarneau, France
• Died — 1946 2 27
• Place of death — Paris, France
• Field — Painting
• Spouse — Olek Teslar
• Partner — Nicolas de Staël
Jeannine Guillou (17 May 1909 – 27 February 1946) was a French painter. She is known to be the first partner of Nicolas de Staël.
Biography
Jeannine Guillou was born in Concarneau.
Guillou began to paint in 1924, and in 1928, and married Olek Teslar, one of her teachers.
In 1937, during a trip in Morocco she left him and became the partner of Nicolas de Staël, who she met in Morocco, and they remained together until her death from malnutrition and/or a therapeutic abortion.
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- 1.France Culture. Jeannine Guillou et Nicolas de Staël : la rencontre. 2012-01-17.
- 2.Ouest-France. Concarneau. Jeannine Guillou, par amour pour Nicolas de Staël. 2023-09-20.
- 3.www.ledelarge.fr. Dictionnaire des arts plastiques modernes et contemporains.
- 4.Le Monde. A Antibes, Jeannine Guillou, l'autre de Staël. 2011-11-12.
- 5.lebruitdutemps.fr. Les Lettres Françaises - n° 120 - Le meilleur de moi-même. 2014-11-13.
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