Prix Femina
1 appearances
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Edition 33 (1936) Winner
Louise Hervieu
ルイーズ・エルヴィュー
Ruīzu Eruvyū
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1878-10-26 （Alençon）
- Died
- 1954-09-11 （Versailles） age 75
- Nationality
- French
- Languages
- French
- Religion
- Unknown
- Residence History
- 55 rue du Cherche-Midi, 6th arrondissement of Paris → Versailles
Career
- Occupations
- writer, artist, painter, draftsman, lithographer
- Active Years
- 1910-1954
- Influenced By
- Charles Baudelaire, Edmond-Marie Poullain
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1927 | Académie française prize | Le Bon Vouloir | — | Académie française | 受賞 |
| 1936 | Prix Femina | Sangs | — | — | 受賞 |
Académie française prize
1927
Work:
Le Bon Vouloir
Organization:
Académie française
Result:
受賞
Prix Femina
1936
Work:
Sangs
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Sangs
1936 novelA work depicting the suffering from syphilis.
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Le Bon Vouloir
1927 novelAwarded by the Académie française.
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Entretiens sur le dessin avec Geneviève
1921 essaysConversations on drawing.
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Bibliography
- Entretiens sur le dessin avec Geneviève (1921)
- Le Bon Vouloir (1927)
- L’Âme du cirque (1924)
- Montsouris (1928)
- Sangs (1936)
- Le Crime (1937)
- Lettres à Lucy Krohg (1942)
- Le malade vous parle (1943)
- La Rose de sang, ou Le Printemps de la jeune Heredote (1953)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Wash or charcoal drawing techniqueRefined valorist with removal of surface for white nuances
- Recurring Motifs
- Battle against syphilisHealth managementSuffering from illness
Health
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Syphilis出生時から生涯Very fragile health, sight weakening in 1915
Legacy
Drew battles with syphilis and contributed to the health notebook. Streets and plaques in Paris honor her.
Archives
- Musée national d’Art moderne (Paris)
- Musée du Louvre, Prints and Drawings Department
In Popular Culture
- Rue Louise Hervieu in the 12th arrondissement of Paris
- Commemorative plaque at 55 rue du Cherche-Midi, Paris 6th
Trivia
- Born with syphilis
- Abandoned painting after failed 1910 oil exhibition, turned to drawing and lithography
- Illustrated Baudelaire's works
- Advocate for the health notebook