Hélène Perdriat (1894–1969) was born in La Rochelle, France. She was a painter. When she was 21, Perdriat became very ill with what was thought to be a life-threatening illness. She began painting and painted portraits of herself, her family, and her friends.[1] Following her recovery, she married Thorvald Hellesen, a Norwegian artist. The couple traveled to Oslo where she exhibited her paintings, which were well received.[1] Perdriat continued to exhibit in London, Berlin, New York,[2] Chicago, and Paris despite receiving no formal training.[3] According to Andrea Geyer, she was known for having a distinct and personally poetic style.[3] Her work is included in the Katherine Dreier Collection and other important collections.[3]

She also worked as set designer for the Ballets suédois, for example with the set for Marchand d'Oiseux 1923.[4]

Hélène painted animals, ships, and sailors, but always return to self-images, often incorporating her fantasy characters.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 "Helene Perdriat Aube". www.papillongallery.com. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Art: Perdriat". time.com. Time Magazine. January 27, 1930. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 "Revolt, They Said". www.andreageyer.info. Retrieved 2017-07-20. Material was copied from this source, which is available under a Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported license.
  4. ↑ "Marchand d'Oiseux". L'Effort Moderne (5 May 1924). 1924. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  5. ↑ "Helene Marie Marguerite Perdriat - Artist Biography for Helene Marie Marguerite Perdriat". www.askart.com. Retrieved 2020-08-04.


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