Helen Savier DuMond (August 31, 1872 – December 6, 1968; née Helen Lydia Savier) was an American painter, sculptor, and teacher, known for her plein air landscape paintings and miniature paintings.

Early life and education

Helen Lydia Savier was born on August 31, 1872, in Portland, Oregon.[1] Her family was unsure about her study of art.[2]

She moved to New York City to study for six months at the Art Students League of New York under Frank DuMond and Robert Bolling Brandegee; and continued her studies at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris under Raphaël Collin and Luc-Olivier Merson.[1][2]

Career and late life

In March 1895, Savier married Frank DuMond her former teacher in Seattle, Washington.[3][4][5] The DuMonds spent five years painting in France.[6] Her artwork was exhibited at the Paris Salon in 1897 and 1898.[1]

Around 1906, the DuMond family settled in Old Lyme, Connecticut. She created numerous landscape paintings in green tones with motifs from Connecticut, Maine, and Newfoundland. She was a member of the National Arts Club, the Old Lyme Art Association, and the Art Workers Club.[1][7]

On February 6, 1951, her husband Frank died.[8] After his death she moved to Southern California. Helen DuMond died at age 96 on December 6, 1968, in Alhambra, California.[7]

List of exhibitions

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Mond, Helen Savier du". Benezit Dictionary of Artists. Oxford University Press. October 31, 2011. doi:10.1093/benz/9780199773787.article.b00124494. Retrieved March 17, 2025.
  2. ^ a b Aronson, Julie; Conner, Janis C. (2008). Bessie Potter Vonnoh: Sculptor of Women. Ohio University Press. p. 15. ISBN 978-0-8214-1800-0.
  3. ^ The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography. J.T. White. 1893. p. 16.
  4. ^ "Du Mond – Savier". Post-Intelligencer. March 11, 1895. p. 5. Retrieved March 17, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Article clipped from The Sunday Oregonian". The Sunday Oregonian. January 26, 1908. p. 24. Retrieved March 17, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Frank Vincent DuMond". Pierce Galleries. Archived from the original on October 5, 2013.
  7. ^ a b "Mrs. DuMond, Noted Artist, Dies at 96". The Day. December 12, 1968. p. 37. Retrieved March 17, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Frank V. DuMond, 86, Famed Old Lyme Artist, Dies in NY". The Day. February 7, 1951. p. 4. Retrieved March 17, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Art at the Pan–American". Times Herald. June 22, 1901. p. 5. Retrieved March 17, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Art at Pan–American". The Philadelphia Times. June 24, 1901. p. 5. Retrieved March 17, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Art at the Pan–American Exposition". Post-Intelligencer. July 7, 1901. p. 32. Retrieved March 17, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (1908). Catalogue of the ... Annual Exhibition of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. p. 47.
  13. ^ "Show of Thumb-Box Paintings". The Springfield Daily Republican. April 15, 1912. p. 4. Retrieved March 17, 2025.
  14. ^ San Francisco Panama-Pacific International Exposition, 1915 Dept of Fine Arts (1915). Official Catalogue of the Department of Fine Arts, Panama-Pacific International Exposition (with Awards) San Francisco, California ... Wahlgreen Company. p. 34.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  15. ^ "28th Annual Exhibition of Lyme Art Association Opened". Mount Vernon Argus. August 1, 1929. p. 6. Retrieved March 17, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ "Hoffman Oil Added to Art In Town Hall". The Day. March 6, 1965. p. 20. Retrieved March 17, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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