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Signature of Virginie Demont-Breton

Virginie Demont-Breton

French painter (1859-1935)

† 1935 · Artists · Painter in the permanent collections of Musée d'Orsay; cross-wiki notability: 21 language Wikipedias
In the collections of
Musée d'Orsay
License & source
Public domain · Wikidata
Life

Virginie Demont-Breton was born on July 26, 1859 in Courrières and died on January 10, 1935 in 16th arrondissement of Paris, aged 75. Recorded occupations: painter and writer. Country of citizenship: France. Positions held include president. Associated movements: Naturalism, French Realism and Wissant school. Fields of work: painting and literature. Notable works include “La Plage”. Honours include Knight of the Legion of Honour, Officer of the Legion of Honour, Officer of the order of Nichan Iftikhar, Officer of the Order of Leopold, Officer of the Order of the Crown and Montyon Prize. Member of Union des femmes peintres et sculpteurs, Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Société des gens de lettres and Société des poètes français.

At a glance
Born
July 26, 1859 · Courrières
Died
January 10, 1935 · 16th arrondissement of Paris
Age at death
75
Citizenship
France
Occupations
painter, writer
Positions held
president
Movements
Naturalism, French Realism, Wissant school
Notable works
La Plage
Honours
Knight of the Legion of Honour, Officer of the Legion of Honour, Officer of the order of Nichan Iftikhar, Officer of the Order of Leopold, Officer of the Order of the Crown, Montyon Prize
Wikipedia editions
21 languages
Signature licence
Public domain
About this signature

This image of Virginie Demont-Breton'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 1935 (>50 yr): no copyright or right-of-publicity exposure. Works held by 1 major museum.

Biographical facts: Wikidata Q3560732 (CC0), retrieved 2026-10-13. Read more about Virginie Demont-Breton on Wikipedia.

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