Séraphine Louis

French naive-style painter (1865-1942)

† 1942 · Artists · Painter in the permanent collections of Museum of Modern Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art; cross-wiki notability: 27 language Wikipedias

In the collections of

Museum of Modern Art · Metropolitan Museum of Art

License & source

Public domain · Wikidata

Life

Séraphine Louis was born on September 3, 1864 in Arsy and died on December 11, 1942 in Clermont, aged 78. Recorded occupations: painter. Country of citizenship: France. Associated movement: naïve art. Fields of work: painting.

At a glance

Born: September 3, 1864 · Arsy
Died: December 11, 1942 · Clermont
Age at death: 78
Citizenship: France
Occupations: painter
Movements: naïve art
Wikipedia editions: 27 languages
Signature licence: Public domain

About this signature

This image of Séraphine Louis's signature comes from Wikimedia Commons (Wikidata P109 signature file). Its licence is recorded as Public domain. It is linked to the person through Wikidata property P109 (signature), which ties a documented individual to a specific archived file. We show the file as published and do not redraw or retouch it. Public-domain signature; painter deceased since 1942 (>50 yr): no copyright or right-of-publicity exposure. Works held by 2 major museums.

Biographical facts: Wikidata Q235165 (CC0), retrieved 2026-10-13. Read more about Séraphine Louis on Wikipedia.

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