Marie Duhem, bornMarie Amélie Hortense Sergeant[1] (18 March 1871 inGuemps – 9 July 1918 inDouai) was a French painter.
Her parents operated a lace factory, so she became familiar with the work of designers and models from an early age. She began her art studies withAdrien Demont, husband of the painterVirginie Demont-Breton. It was at their workshop inWissant that she met her future husband, the painterHenri Duhem, eleven years her senior. They married in 1890.[2] After establishing their home inCamiers, they gathered their artist friends and acquaintances together to form what became known as the "École de Wissant", and would paint in the surrounding areas ofBoulogne and theCôte d'Opale. Some of the better-known members of this group includeGeorges Maroniez,Francis Tattegrain andFernand Stiévenart.[2]
In addition to painting, the Duhems were avid art collectors, especially interested inPost-Impressionism. Their collection included significant paintings byClaude Monet andPaul Gauguin.[3] In 1985 Nelly Sergeant-Duhem, their adopted daughter, donated the collection to theAcadémie des Beaux-Arts. It is currently preserved at theMusée Marmottan.
She was named an Officer in theOrdre des Palmes Académiques and, in 1912, a Chevalier in theLégion d'honneur.[1]
In 1915 their only son, Rémy, was killed in the assault onLes Éparges. She never fully recovered from this loss, neglected her health, and died of a tumor at the age of forty-seven.[4]
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