Jeanne Royannez

French sculptor

Clovis Hugues

(m. 1877⁠–⁠1907)

Jeanne Royannez, also known as Madame Clovis Hugues (1855-1932) was a French sculptor.^[1]

Biography

Hugues-Royannez was born on 5 November 1855 in Paris.^[2] She studied with Laure Coutan-Montorgueil. In 1877 she married the socialist journalist Clovis Hugues (1851-1907) with whom she had two daughters. She first exhibited at the Paris Salon in 1886.^[3] Hugues-Royannez exhibited her work in the Woman's Building at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, Illinois.^[4]

She died on 6 May 1932 in Paris.^[2]

Gallery

Bust of Clovis Hugues

References

^ "Jeanne Hugues-Royannez". ArtNet. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Royannez, Jeanne (1855-1932)". BnF Catalogue général (in French). Retrieved 10 November 2018.
^ "Biographie Jeanne Hugues-Royannez". Nella Buscot. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
^ Nichols, K. L. "Women's Art at the World's Columbian Fair & Exposition, Chicago 1893". Retrieved 10 November 2018.