Charlotte Henschel (1898-1985). Untitled. Oil On Canvas.

Charlotte HENSCHEL (1898-1985)
Untitled
Oil on canvas
H. 46 cm - W. 33.5 cm

Good condition

Charlotte Henschel (Breslau, 1898—Paris, 1985) was a painter of German origin belonging to the second School of Paris. Born in Germany on April 1, 1898, according to her personal archives, into a wealthy Jewish family (her father, Bernhard Henschel, was a renowned jurist), Charlotte Henschel attended the Academy of Arts in Breslau (Silesia) and continued her training , first in Berlin in the studio of the painter Hofer, then in Paris at the Académie Rançon, in the studio of Bissière from 1928. She met there notably Le Moal, Vera Pagava, Hans Reichel and Manessier. She participates with them in several group exhibitions.

From 1939, she found refuge, like so many others, including Manessier, with the Bissières who had permanently retired to their property in Boissièrette (Lot). In May 1940, Charlotte Henschel was interned as a German in the convent of the Dames Noires in Cahors. Bissière manages to get him out and helps him hide in a sheepfold in Rigals. She will live there and paint in total destitution, long after the war.

After the Liberation, she participated in the Salon d'Automne and the Salon des Réalités Nouvelles and held several personal exhibitions, notably in Lyon in 1954 at Marcel Michaud's Folklore gallery. The critic José Pierre defends his work. Around 1950, Manessier bought him a small workshop at 36 avenue de Châtillon. Ties with the Manessier family remained close until his death in 1985.

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