About Eugénie Fiocre
Lived 1845 – 1908 (aged 62). Eugénie Fiocre was a French ballet dancer and dancer.
Edgar Degas (French, 1834-1917). Portrait of Mlle Fiocre in the Ballet "La Source", ca. 1867-1868. Oil on canvas -Brooklyn Museum
Eugénie Fiocre (b. Paris, 2 July 1845, d. 1908) was a principal dancer at the Paris Opéra 1864–75 where she often danced en travesti, creating Frantz in Coppélia in 1870, and, renowned for her beauty, was sculpted by Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux and painted by Degas in a scene from Saint-Léon's ballet La Source. She was married to Stanislas Le Compasseur de Créqui-Montfort Marquis de Courtivron and mother of explorer, anthropologist, diplomat and Olympian Georges de Crequi-Montfort.
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Who was Eugénie Fiocre?
French ballet dancer (1845–1908)
When was Eugénie Fiocre born?
Eugénie Fiocre was born on 2 July 1845 in Paris.
When did Eugénie Fiocre die?
Eugénie Fiocre died on 4 June 1908 in 17th arrondissement of Paris.
What was Eugénie Fiocre's occupation?
Eugénie Fiocre was a ballet dancer and dancer.
What nationality was Eugénie Fiocre?
Eugénie Fiocre was French.
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