Jeanne Selmersheim-Desgrange
1877 Paris – 1958 St. Tropez
Short information about the artist
Jeanne Selmersheim-Desgrange grew up in an artistic environment, as numerous artists and architects were part of her family. Around 1900 she married the craftsman and architect Pierre-Eugène Selmersheim, with whom she had three children. Selmersheim-Desgrange began to devote himself to painting and became a student of Paul Signac. From 1909 they got closer and were a couple a year later. She now lived with Signac in the Villa La Hune in St. Tropez. In 1912 they moved to Cap d’Antibes, where their daughter Geneviève was born that same year.
She created most of her pictures at the beginning of her career in St. Tropez from 1909 in the style of Neo-Impressionism and Pointillism under the influence of Signac. Above all, landscapes, gardens and still lifes determine her oeuvre.
More information about the artist
Jeanne Selmersheim-Desgrange grew up in an artistic environment, as numerous artists and architects were part of her family. Around 1900 she married the craftsman and architect Pierre-Eugène Selmersheim, with whom she had three children. Selmersheim-Desgrange began to devote himself to painting and became a student of Paul Signac. From 1909 they got closer and were a couple a year later. She now lived with Signac in the Villa La Hune in St. Tropez. In 1912 they moved to Cap d’Antibes, where their daughter Geneviève was born that same year.
She created most of her pictures at the beginning of her career in St. Tropez from 1909 in the style of Neo-Impressionism and Pointillism under the influence of Signac. Above all, landscapes, gardens and still lifes determine her oeuvre.