Emilie Jenny Weyl

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Emilie Jenny Weyl
Born1855 (1855)
Lure, France
Died1934 (aged 78–79)
Paris, France
NationalityFrench
Known forSculpture

Emilie Jenny Weyl, (1855–1934) was a French sculptor. She exhibited at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, the 1889 Exposition Universelle and the 1900 Exposition Universelle, both in Paris.

Biography[edit]

Weyl was born in 1855 in Lure.[1] She received her training from the French sculptor Hélène Bertaux.[2]

Weyl exhibited her work at the Palace of Fine Arts at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, Illinois.[3] She also exhibited at the Exposition Universelle 1889 (where she received an honorable mention), and at the Exposition Universelle 1900. She was a member of the Paris Salon.[4]

Weyl died in 1934 in Paris.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Emilie Jenny Weyl". Musée d'Orsay. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
  2. ^ "Collection: Nineteenth-twentieth century sculpture". Musée de Cahors Henri-Martin. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
  3. ^ a b Nichols, K. L. "Women's Art at the World's Columbian Fair & Exposition, Chicago 1893". Retrieved 11 August 2018.
  4. ^ "Emilie Jenny Weyl". Occitanie Museums. Retrieved 11 August 2018.