Hélène Schwab

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexFemale
Full nameÉmilie Louise Hélène•Schwab
Used nameHélène•Schwab
Born22 November 1878 in Baume-les-Dames, Doubs (FRA)
Died20 December 1954 in Neuilly-sur-Marne, Seine-Saint-Denis (FRA)
NOC France

Biography

Painter Hélène Schwab was born in the French Jura. She studied at the private academy of French painter Fernand Humbert in Paris. She was a painter of figurative subjects and landscapes, and her light impressionist style is typical of the period between the two World Wars, when she lived in Vincennes. The portrayed F. Hurdman-Lucas was a British journalist reporting from France.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1924 Summer Olympics Art Competitions FRA Hélène Schwab
Painting, Open (Olympic) AC