Georgette Chadourne, née Georgette Juliette Louise Floriet, (18 April 1899 – 28 April 1983) was a French surrealist photographer.
Life Born in the 17th arrondissement of Paris, the daughter of Blanche Floriet and Siegismund Porgès (who recognized her in 1911), Chadourne is the niece of Jules Porgès, Jane Margyl and Georgette Sandry.Georgette Chardoune on lesamisdeschadourne
She married Jean Puiforcat in 1922, then the Dadaist Paul Chadournebrother of Marc and Louis Chadourne in 1929. Thanks to her connections with the Surrealists, she was able to photograph the great artists Matisse, Helleu (who would make a pastel of her cousin Blanche Floriet), Picasso, Christian Bérard.,Vente Aguttes, 25 March 2009. Nicolas de Staël.Exposition musée Picasso 2005, Un automne un hiver with photos of Staël by G. Chadourne.Pictures on Art Net
Chadourne died in Neuilly-sur-Seine at the age of 84.
Chadourne had one daughter, Claude Blanche Puiforcat (6 March 1924 - ), who moved to the United States in 1946.
Bibliography In 1948, the Plon publishing house published Les Célibataires by Montherlant illustrated with 12 photographs by Chadourne.
References
External links Chadourne on the New York Public Library Georgette Chadourne on Discover Photography Chadourne on Getty.edu