Jacqueline Comerre-Paton
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Sculpture
Jacqueline Comerre-Paton | |
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.JPG) Portrait of Jacqueline by Leon Comerre, 1892 | |
| Born | 1 May 1859 |
| Died | 1955 (aged 95–96) Paris, France |
| Education | École des Beaux-arts |
| Known for | Painting Sculpture |
| Spouse | Leon Comerre |
Jacqueline Comerre, née Paton (1 May 1859 – 1955) was a French painter and sculptor, and the wife of the painter Léon-François Comerre (1850–1916).[1][2]
Comerre-Paton was born in Paris. Her mother was Émilie-Thérèse Paton (1820 - 1887), known by the pen of Jacques Rozier, a French novelist and playwright. Her father was economist Jules Paton, financial columnist at the Journal des débats.[3]
Jacqueline studied at the École des Beaux-arts under Alexandre Cabanel.[1][4] She was friends with portrait painter Fanny Caillé who reproduced one of her most famous paintings, At the spring .
She received an honorable mention in 1881 and a medal at the Versailles exhibition.
Her painting Mistletoe was included in the 1905 book Women Painters of the World.[5][6]
