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previous round: https://www.behindthename.com/bb/game/5558270
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This Round (we are going slightly back in time): Marie Bracquemond 1841-1916

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Marie-Anne-Caroline Bracquemond was a French Impressionist artist, who was described retrospectively by Henri Focillon in 1928 as one of "les trois grandes dames" of Impressionism alongside Berthe Morisot and Mary Cassatt. Her frequent omission from books on artists is sometimes attributed to the efforts of her husband, Félix Bracquemond.

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The critic Philippe Burty referred to her as "one of the most intelligent pupils in Ingres' studio". As a student in Ingres' private Parisian studio, she wrote that, "The severity of Monsieur Ingres frightened me ... because he doubted the courage and perseverance of a woman in the field of painting ... He would assign to them only the painting of flowers, of fruits, of still lives, portraits and genre scenes."

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Between 1887 and 1890, under the influence of the Impressionists, Bracquemond's style began to change. Her canvases grew larger and her colours intensified. She moved out of doors (part of a movement that came to be known as plein air), and to her husband's disgust, Monet and Degas became her mentors.

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Although she was overshadowed by her well-known husband, the work of the reclusive Marie Bracquemond is considered to have been closer to the ideals of Impressionism. According to their son Pierre, Félix Bracquemond was often resentful of his wife, brusquely rejecting her critique of his work, and refusing to show her paintings to visitors. In 1890, Marie Bracquemond, worn out by the continual household friction and discouraged by lack of interest in her work, abandoned her painting except for a few private works.

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In defense of the style to one of her husband's many attacks on her art, she said, "Impressionism has produced ... not only a new, but a very useful way of looking at things. It is as though all at once a window opens and the sun and air enter your house in torrents."

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Choose your favourite Marie Bracquemond painting

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1) Self Portrait (c. 1870)

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2) Portrait de Pierre Bracquemond (1978)

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3) Afternoon Tea (1880)

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4) Three Ladies with Umbrellas (Three Graces) (c. 1880)

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5) On the Terrace at Sèvres (1880)

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6) Iris in a Vase (c. 1886)

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7) Pierre and his Aunt Louise in the Garden at Sèvres (1886)

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8) Landscape (Garden Path)

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THE NEXT GENERATION

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- Optional second middle name starts with the letter M

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Links are optional

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1) Child five, a daughter
- Her first name is the name of an Empress (https://www.behindthename.com/names/gender/feminine/tag/empresses)
- Her middle name contains the letters “BEL”

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2) Child three, a daughter
- Her first name and middle name are Elder Scroll characters (https://www.behindthename.com/names/gender/feminine/tag/elder_scrolls_characters)

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3) Child one, a daughter
- Her first name is “pink” (https://www.behindthename.com/names/gender/feminine/tag/pink)
- Her middle name is related to the name Anna (https://www.behindthename.com/name/anna/related)

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4) A child of your choice, a son
- His first name is a French word (https://www.behindthename.com/names/gender/masculine/tag/french_words)
- His middle name is from this list: https://www.behindthename.com/names/gender/masculine/tag/top_10_in_france

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5) Child four, a daughter
- Her first name ends in the letters “IE”
- Her middle name is a baby animal or has a baby animal in it’s meaning (https://www.behindthename.com/names/gender/feminine/tag/baby_animals)

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6) Child six, a son
- His first name is from the category history (https://www.behindthename.com/names/gender/masculine/usage/history)
- His middle name contains the letters “LIN” or “LYN”

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7) A child of your choice, a son
- His first name and middle name are Shakespearean (https://www.behindthename.com/names/gender/masculine/tag/shakespearean_characters)

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8) Child two, a son
- His first name is after his grandfather
- His middle name is related to water (https://www.behindthename.com/names/gender/masculine/tag/water)

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formerly Belphoebe

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I am in the mood
to dissolve
in the sky.
- Virginia Woolf

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