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In the Studio, 1881
Marie Bashkirtseff

In the Studio, 1881

Marie Bashkirtseff’s In the Studio (1881) depicts the women-only studio at the Académie Julian, the only Parisian institution at the time offering professional art education for women. Bashkirtseff gained quick admission due to her talent. The painting is preserved at the Dnipro Museum of Fine Arts.

Author:Marie BashkirtseffMedium:Oil, CanvasStyle:RealismOriginal copyright: All rights reserved
A picture taken during the work of Oleksandr Murashko on the painting "Annunciation"
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A picture taken during the work of Oleksandr Murashko on the painting "Annunciation"
Annunciation by Oleksandr Murashko
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The Meeting, 1884
The Meeting, 1884The Meeting (Un meeting), painted by Marie Bashkirtseff in 1884, is an iconic realist canvas portraying a group of Parisian street children in a lively exchange. Exhibited at the 1884 Salon, it gained public acclaim, but Bashkirtseff was angered by her lack of a medal, writing, “I am exceedingly indignant […] because […] really rather poor works have received prizes,” and expressing a deep fear of being forgotten—a pressing concern as she faced terminal tuberculosis, dying just months later on October 31, 1884. Bashkirtseff admired the Naturalist style of Jules Bastien-Lepage, yet shifted his rural themes to an urban setting, depicting six young boys in worn clothes, suggestive of their working-class backgrounds, while a girl walks away on the right, perhaps reflecting Bashkirtseff’s own critique of male-dominated spaces. The Meeting was the first painting by a woman accepted into the Louvre, shortly after her death, marking a historic achievement. Today, it resides in
Marie Bashkyrtseff a star artist of Paris
Marie Bashkyrtseff a star artist of Paris Maria Bashkirtseff gained popularity in Paris in the 1880s thanks to her realist painting "The Meeting," which was exhibited at the Paris Salon. She became the first woman to have her works displayed in the Louvre after her death in 1884 and the publication of her diary in 1887, solidifying her as a
Marie Bashkirtseff wearing Ukrainian traditional outfit
Marie Bashkirtseff wearing Ukrainian traditional outfitIn 1876, after years in Europe, 17-year-old Marie Bashkirtseff joyfully reconnected with her roots in Ukraine. Visiting Havrontsi, Chernyakivtsi, and Prince Kochubey’s estate, she wore a traditional Ukrainian costume. This moment was captured by renowned Poltava photographer Józef Chmielewski.
A watering hole under a bridge in a city in Yunnan province by Sofia Yablonska
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A watering hole under a bridge in a city in Yunnan province by Sofia Yablonska
Sofia Yablonska sits on the hood of a car in Morocco
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Two boys riding two bulls in the town of Angkor
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Traveling by car on the beaches of the island of Borneo by Sofia Yablonska
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Traveling by car on the beaches of the island of Borneo by Sofia Yablonska
An unknown man in an unknown place called Talifou in the lens of Sofia Yablonska
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