Jenny Zillhardt
Jenny Zillhardt or Marguerite Valentine was a French painter.Biography
Marguerite-Valentine-Jenny Zillhardt was born at Saint-Quentin in Aisne. She began studying painting at the Académie Julian in Paris in 1877, alongside Louise Catherine Breslau and Marie Bashkirtseff. She studied under Tony Robert-Fleury.
She first exhibited at the Paris Salon in 1878 with Deux amis. From that time forward, her frequent participation in the Salon garnered her several sales.
Zillhardt was part of the French female group who were represented at the 1893 Chicago World's Fair, an exhibit in the Woman's Building.
Her works were included in the collections of the Musée d'Orsay, the museum of Langres, and the museum of Saint-Quentin.
She was made an officer of public instruction in 1910, and received the Legion of Honor in 1930.
Her painting Régalez-vous mesdames was included in the 1905 work of British art historian Walter Shaw Sparrow, Women Painters of the World.
Zillhardt died in February 1939 at Neuilly-sur-Seine.
She was the sister of Madeleine Zillhardt, model and companion of Louise Catherine Breslau.Collections
Zillhardt's work is held in the following public collection:
