Her husband was publicly bothered by her creative freedom, judgments were made, and Marie Bracquemond decided to become the discreet and docile woman that her husband and society demanded.
In the 1890s, she had to end her career as an artist. Her husband was publicly bothered by her creative freedom, judgments were made, and Marie Bracquemond decided to become the discreet and docile woman that her husband and society demanded. A very sad story, symbol of an archaic era. She died in 1916, without public opinion recognizing her importance.