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Valentine Prax

Valentine Prax was a French painter (1897–1981). She was born at Annaba and died at 14th arrondissement of Paris.

Also recorded as Valentine Prax-Zadkine; Valentin Prax- Zadkine; Valentine Henriette Prax; Prax.

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Identity and origins

Valentine Prax was recorded at birth as Henriette Valentine Jeanne Prax. The authorities additionally record the headings Valentine Prax-Zadkine, Valentin Prax- Zadkine, Valentine Henriette Prax and Prax. Her recorded language was French.

She married Ossip Zadkine.

Recognition and collections

Work by Valentine Prax is held by National Gallery of Victoria, Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp, Museum of Fine Arts Ghent (MSK) and Musée d'art moderne de Paris.

Identity

What the record establishes about Valentine Prax.

Landscape in Southern France is dated 1920 and held by Museum of Fine Arts Ghent (MSK) (inventory 2004-D). Still life with fruit is catalogued and held by National Gallery of Victoria (inventory 228-4). Museum of Fine Arts Ghent (MSK) records 1 object associated with this heading. National Gallery of Victoria records 1 object associated with this heading. Rediscovering Art by Women records 1 object associated with this heading. Avec Zadkine (Collection Litteraire: Pergamine) is dated 1995.

La noce is dated 1925 and held by Rediscovering Art by Women. Valentine Prax is recorded with the citizenship of France. Open Library catalogues 3 works under this name. Valentine Prax is recorded as painter. Valentine Prax is dated 1996. Avec Zadkine is dated 1973.

Literature

1 scholarly publication naming this subject was located in the registry of record.

Prax, Valentine Henriette, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 9 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 3 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 3 means 3 genuinely separate publishers of record. 17 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

the recorded working language is French.

The authority associates the name with Expressionism.

Work by Valentine Prax is recorded in the collections of National Gallery of Victoria, Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp, Museum of Fine Arts Ghent (MSK), Musée d'art moderne de Paris and Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium.

Chronology

  1. 1897Valentine Prax born at Annaba.
  2. 1920Landscape in Southern France (Museum of Fine Arts Ghent (MSK)).
  3. 1920Landscape in Southern France is dated 1920 and held by Museum of Fine Arts Ghent (MSK) (inventory 2004-D).
  4. 1925La noce (Rediscovering Art by Women).
  5. 1925La noce is dated 1925 and held by Rediscovering Art by Women.
  6. 1927Pariser Maler: Koyanagui, Valentine Prax, Auffray digitised by DataCite (: NN).
  7. 1973Avec Zadkine is dated 1973.
  8. 1973Avec Zadkine.
  9. 1981Valentine Prax died at 14th arrondissement of Paris.
  10. 1995Avec Zadkine (Collection Litteraire: Pergamine) is dated 1995.
  11. 1995Avec Zadkine (Collection Litteraire: Pergamine).
  12. 1996Valentine Prax is dated 1996.
  13. 1996Valentine Prax.

Sources

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  1. 1.

    DataCite Commons, deposited research records naming “Valentine Prax”

    Institutional database · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    Open Library author record for Valentine Prax (Internet Archive), 3 catalogued works.

    Institutional database · Scholarly · Internet Archive

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  3. 3.

    Prax, Valentine Henriette, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  4. 4.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q2413750: Valentine Prax

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation

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  5. 5.

    “Valentine Prax”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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