Bashkirtseff (1859-1884) is one of the most singular personalities in art’s history. “Beautiful, intelligent, ambitious”, hugely talented and believing herself destined for fame, Marie Bashkirtseff was on the brink of a successful art career when she died aged only 25. The publication of her acutely observant and self-revealing Journal was a sensation and made her one of the most famous women of her time.
International Women’s Day seems like the right time to tell her story.
