Virginie Bovie

Virginie Bovie
Born
Virginie Bovie

ca. 1821
Brussels, Belgium
Diedca. 1888

Virginie Bovie (1821–1888), full name Joséphine-Louise-Virginie Bovie, was a Belgian painter and arts patron. In 1870, she was described as "well known",[1] but she has fallen into neglect in the 20th and early 21st centuries and only seven of her more than 200 works have been located.[2]

  1. ^ "Bien connue": Revue de belgique 4 (January 1870), p. 76 online.
  2. ^ As of 2005; see Anne-Marie ten Bokum, "Virginie Bovie, een vergeten Brusselse schilderes," Art&fact 24: Femmes et créations (2005) retrieved Archived 6 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine 26 July 2010.