Adèle Félicie Challet-Venel
Born in 1844.
Died in 1879.
Adèle Félicie Challet-Venel was a painter whose work is distinguished chiefly by its use of pastel. Details concerning her style or preferred subjects remain uncertain, leaving an element of mystery surrounding her output. Her involvement in the nineteenth-century art world, at a time when pastel was experiencing a renewed interest, merits further exploration.