Fanny Fleury (French, 1848-1940) Framed Oil on Canvas. About Artist: Fanny Fleury (French, 1848 - 1940), Born in 1848 in Paris, Fanny Laurent studied in her hometown under the renowned Jean-Jacques Henner and Carolus Duran, whose work influenced hers. Married at a young age, she is best known under her married name of Fanny Fleury. She exhibited at the Paris Salon between 1869 and 1889, and developed a reputation as a talented portraitist and painter of figure studies. She also painted genre scenes and still lifes, which she exhibited at the Salons of Saint-Etienne and Dijon. Fleury received an honorable mention at the Exposition Universelle of 1889. Examples of her work are in a number of important collections including the museums of Beziers (l'abri de Varech) and Cette (Le repos du modele). 32" x 27.5"