Hermine David

Hermine David, a granddaughter of the revolutionary painter Jacques Louis David, studied briefly at the École des Beaux-Arts, then for several years at the Academie Julian in Paris. She also worked in oil, but preferred various graphic techniques. In 1914 she went to the USA, where she later married a Bulgarian national, artist Jules Pascin, who committed suicide in 1930. In 1920, David returned to Paris. In 1932 she was made a knight of the Legion of Honor. Shortly before her death, she entered a religious order.

For the 1932 art competitions, she submitted her two etchings out of competition. The print Matche de Boxe was probably published in 1927 in the format 20 x 23 cm (sheet 32 x 41 cm). Les Six Jours au Vel’d’Hiv was created in 1929 using the same technique in the format 24 x 30 cm (33 x 42 cm).