Marie Bracquemond

She studied under Ingres as a teenager but felt stifled by his strict belief that women should only paint still lifes, a frustration that later fueled her desire for artistic freedom.¹

Alongside Cassatt and Morisot, she was one of the few women to participate in the Impressionist exhibitions, contributing to the fourth, fifth, and eighth shows.¹

After meeting Gauguin in 1886, she learned his techniques for preparing canvases to achieve intense tones, which significantly heightened the coloration of her work.¹

Defying her husband's disapproval, she embraced plein air painting under the mentorship of Monet and Degas, creating light-filled works in her garden at Sèvres.¹

In 1890, exhausted by domestic friction and a lack of recognition, she largely abandoned painting; today, only 31 of her estimated 157 works have been located.¹