About the artist:

Madeleine Scellier was born in 1918 in Saint-Denis in the northern suburbs of Paris. She was in the School of Beaux-Arts in the George Espagnat's studio. She is an accomplished artist, a painter, a watercolorist, a printmaker, and an illustrator, she also did medals and painted ceramic jewelry. She appears in the Benezit, Grund Editions, 1954, Volume 7, Page 551 Her works are in numerous exhibitions, museums and galleries, including the Painters and Sculptors Women Salon, the Terre Latines Salon, the Drawings and Watercolor Salon, the French Artists Salon. The Museum of Saint Denis (watercolors), Ministry of Education (General Directorate of Arts and Letters). Indeed, several works of Madeleine Scellier, washes and watercolors were bought by the French state and by the City of Paris: - Purchase of State, 1951, washes. - Purchase of State, 1955, washes. - Purchase by the City of Paris 1963, watercolor. - Purchase by the City of Paris 1964, watercolor. - Medal, Monnaie of Paris, 1967. She made numerous exhibitions in Paris, Florence and Livorno: - Salon des moins de Trente Ans (Less than Thirty Years Salon) - « De Seine » Gallery Paris (1952) - Ceramics Exhibition Tunis (1953) - Book Gallery Casablanca (1953) - André Paccard Gallery Annecy (1956) - Perriere Gallery Annecy (1957) - Recio Gallery Paris (1961) - « Des Grands Augustins » Gallery Paris VI (1962) - « Des Grands Augustins » Gallery Paris VI (1967) - Elysées-Bretagne Gallery Paris VIII (1971) - « Des Cinq-Sens » Gallery Paris XIV (1974) - Marie-Jane Garoche Gallery Paris VIII (1975) - Yves Mikaeloff Gallery Paris VIII (1980) - Dimpoulos Gallery Paris VII (1983)Exhibitions : - Onirisme Group, « Du Siècle » Gallery Paris (1950) - "Scarf of Iris" Group, Florence Italy (1952) - "Christian Art" Exhibition, Maurice Gallery Paris (1954) - Franco-Italian Artists, Gerrazi Palace, Livorno Italy (1956) - "The Boulevard" « Des Capucines » Gallery Paris (1959) - "Great Paint Small Formats" Recio Paris (1959) - "Sainte Ursule" Tournelle Gallery Paris (1961) - "The Painters you like" Recio Paris (1962) - "Paris in flowers" Recio Paris (1963) Permanent exhibitions : - Le Chapelin Gallery Paris VIII - La Tournelle Gallery Paris V - Marie-Laure Le Duc Gallery Paris VIII (permanent exhibition « Cour aux Antiquaires ») Exhibitions and openings in his studio, 1980 to 1995 Special Collections: - Mr President Albert Sarraut Paris - Mrs. Cahen-Salvador Paris - Willy-Haymann Geneva - Mr. Sergei Zlinkoff New York - Mr Sekignchi Tokyo - Mr. Paul Vouttier Fez - Mr. Brami Tunis - André Stricher Paris - Duc de la Rochefoucauld Paris - Mrs Suzy Solidor Paris - Mrs Barbara Gerwin New York - Mr Cyril Madesker New York - Mrs. Herman Bamberger San Francisco - Herve Gallery Chicago - Mrs. Suzanne Nazet Paris She made the portraits of several personalities, including Madeleine Ozeray (1968), Anne-Marie Carriere, Micheline Sandrel (1970), Empress Farah Pahlavi (1971). She is the latest artist to have made scene sketches for a portrait of Josephine Baker. She made medals for the Administration of Coins and Medals: Water Signs (1975), Air Signs (1976), Earth Signs (1977), Fire signs (1978) and Gold Fishes (1980). She has received numerous awards and prizes: - Watercolor Prize of Women Painters and Sculptors Salon (1958) - Critics Award, Vichy (1958) - Watercolour Prize from Museum of Modern Art (1962) - Lions Club Prize (1975) - Andelys Salon Prize (1980) - « Centre d'Art » Salon Prize, Paris XVII (1983) - Entertainment and Arts Award, Paris (1984) She made advertising for "Trois Quartiers" in 1961 and 1963. Illustrations : - "Moments" Simonne Michel Azaïs 1952 - « Poèmes interdits » Simonne Michel Azaïs 1953 - « Je suis civilisé » A. E. Whily-Tell 1953 - « De Pollen en Poussière » Simonne Michel Azaïs 1955 - "Figures" Simonne Michel Azaïs 1956 - « Chants Profanes. Rythmes sacrés » Simonne Michel Azaïs 1957 - "Pétales" Jean Louis Vallas 1962 - "Rime à quoi" Simonne Michel Azaïs 1965 - "Contes à Ninon" by Emile Zola - Bibliophiles Society 1966 (16 original lithographs)