| Suzanne Estelle Apoil | |
|---|---|
| Born | Suzanne Estelle Béranger (1825-10-19)19 October 1825 Sèvres, France |
| Died | 28 June 1902(1902-06-28) (aged 76) Sèvres |
| Nationality | French |
| Known for | porcelain painting |
Suzanne Estelle Apoil (19 October 1825 – 28 June 1902) was a French porcelain painter and watercolorist.
Biography
Suzanne Estelle Apoil was the daughter of Antoine Béranger, a painter at the Manufactory of Sèvres and sister of the painters Charles Béranger and Jean-Baptiste Antoine Emile Béranger. She was the wife of the painter Charles Alexis Apoil (1809-1864). She studied with her father.
As a porcelain painter for the National Manufactory of Sèvres, she received a 3rd class medal at the Salon of 1846, and a 3nd class medal in the 1848 Salon. In 1874, the French government commissioned her to produce two vases, to be given to the Empress of all the Russias.
Apoil exhibited at the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, Illinois, in 1893.
She died 28 June 1902 and was buried at the Sèvres cemetery, beside the graves of her husband and her father.
Collections
- Château de Dieppe
- Collection du Mobilier national, France
- Musée des arts décoratifs, Paris
- Musée national de Céramique
- Musée d'Orsay, Paris
- Réunion des Musées Nationaux Grand Palais, Sèvres
- Victoria and Albert Museum, London
References
- "GAIA 9 : moteur de recherche". consultation.archives.hauts-de-seine.net.
- ^ "Apoil, Suzanne Estelle maiden name: Béranger". oxfordartonline.com.
- "GAIA 9 : moteur de recherche". consultation.archives.hauts-de-seine.net.
- ^ "Musée d'Orsay: Notice d'Oeuvre". www.musee-orsay.fr.
- Daniel Rosenfeld (1991). European painting and sculpture, ca. 1770-1937, in the Museum of Art, Rhode. University of Pennsylvania Press. ISBN 0911517553.
- ^ Petteys, Chris (1985). Dictionary of Women Artists: An international dictionary of women artists born before 1900. Boston: G.K. Hall & Co. p. 22.
- "Explication des ouvrages de peinture et dessins, sculpture, architecture et gravure, des artistes vivants (1673)". www.archive.org. 13 January 1673. p. 24.
- http://www.landrucimetieres.fr/spip/spip.php?article1775 Cimetière de Sèvres
- "JARDINIERE". Collection du Mobilier national MN/Lab (in French).
- "Vase Ledoux". collections.madparis.fr (in French).
- "Réunion des Musées Nationaux-Grand Palais -". www.photo.rmn.fr.
- "Réunion des Musées Nationaux-Grand Palais -". www.photo.rmn.fr.
- "Vase and Cover | Apoil, Suzanne-Estelle | Apoil, Suzanne-Estelle | V&A Explore The Collections". Victoria and Albert Museum: Explore the Collections. 13 January 1880.