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two drawings of a woman laying on her stomach and a man lying on the groundtwo drawings of a woman in a dress and a man in a hattwo drawings of a man laying on the ground next to a drawing of a womanan old drawing of a woman sitting on a chair with her legs crossedan old drawing of a man sitting in a chair with his legs crosseddrawing of a man sitting in a chair with his legs crossedtwo drawings of a woman sitting on a chair and a child sitting on a chairthree drawings of a woman in a hat and a woman in a dressan image of a drawing of a man riding a horsean old drawing of a woman in a white dress with a red sash
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[Normandy] Marie Ritleng (1869–1936), painter A collection of 11 drawings on paper, 1893–1895, including Young Girl Seated Knitting Graphite Signed and dated 1893 26.5 x 16 cm Stamp: Collection A. Ritleng Young Girl Seated Reading a Letter Graphite Signed and dated 1893 30 x 20.5 cm Stamped ‘Collection A. Ritleng’ Young Girl at Prayer Red chalk Signed and dated 1894 24.5 x 16 cm Standing Child and Sleeping Child on a Chair Graphite and ink Signed 1893 and 1894 23.5 x 13 cm and 30.5 x 25 cm Seated young woman Red chalk Signed and dated 1895 30 x 22 cm Stamped ‘Collection A. Ritleng’ A Parisian woman in 1895 Black chalk Signed 21 x 16 cm A. Ritleng Collection stamp 4 female nudes Black chalk, red chalk, graphite and ink 1893–1895 Various sizes (24 x 31, 15 x 20 cm, 13 x 30 cm) Included: 5 drawings, in graphite and watercolour, stamped with the ‘Collection A. Ritleng’ stamp, 4 of which are signed ‘Valentin’, various sizes. Youth and exile in Elbeuf Born on 13 February 1869 in Strasbourg, Marie Valentine Estelle Ritleng lost her father, a baker, the following year. In 1871, following the French defeat and the annexation of Alsace-Moselle, she moved to Elbeuf with her mother, a piano teacher. At that time, the cloth-making town was home to a large Alsatian community led by major industrialists. Marie grew up in this environment, steeped in nostalgia and republican fervour, within a household that was very open to the arts. Artistic training Her training began at the École des Beaux-Arts in Rouen, at a time marked by the emergence of Impressionism, and then continued in Paris. As the École des Beaux-Arts was still largely inaccessible to women, she attended private academies and trained under renowned masters: Mme Thoret (classical drawing and flowers), Édouard Cuyer (anatomy) and M. Foucault (portraiture). In 1890, obtaining her diploma as a drawing teacher brought her valuable financial independence. Teaching and Mentorship Alongside her teaching at the Petit Lycée in Elbeuf, she opened her own studio at 7 Rue Sevaistre Aîné, which became a hub for young local talent. There, she notably trained the future renowned painter and engraver Raymond Dendeville (1901–1968), who remained eternally grateful to her. She passed away on 28 October 1936 in Caudebec-lès-Elbeuf, aged 67, after a long illness. The Alfred Ritleng Collection (1828–1905) A notary, born and died in Strasbourg. A great art lover, connoisseur and collector, his office had become a museum adorned with tapestries, trinkets, prints and rare paintings. His collection of pewter was one of the largest in Europe (sold at auction in 1908). He served as president of the Society of Friends of the Arts on several occasions. Among other things, he organised the exhibition of Alsatian and Lorrain artists at the Orangerie in 1895. In 1902, he helped establish the Alsatian Museum, of which he was appointed president.
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