Marguerite Sirvins
Marguerite Sir (born Marguerite Sirvins; 1890-1957) was a French textile artist who is associated with outsider art.
Sirvins was born to a family of farmers in the French region of Lozère, and developed symptoms of schizophrenia aged 41. After her confinement to a psychiatric hospital in Saint-Alban, she started creating art with watercolours, embroidery, and textiles.[1]
Sirvins would use found rags and coloured silks working without preparatory sketches, her most notable creation was also her final piece; a wedding dress for her imaginary wedding. The dress was made from old sheets with a crochet technique. Sirvins stopped creating art in 1955 shortly before her death, after suffering from delirium and hallucinations.[1] Sirvins doctor, Roger Gentis, helped preserve her artworks and they are exhibited in the collection of the Collection de l'art brut in Lausanne.
References
- ^ a b "Sir, Marguerite". Art Brut. Retrieved 14 January 2016.