Diary of Marie Bashkirtseff
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Sunday, 13 March 1881

I am at a low ebb. And there is everything still to do on the canvas! I shall never have time! And to be mocked by the men downstairs, and by all the Breslaus of the earth — no. Julian says that as things stand it is mediocre, but that with a great deal of calm one can still rescue it... Bother.

Notes

The men’s studio of the Académie Julian was downstairs, below the women’s. ↩
Louise Catherine Breslau (1856–1927): Swiss-born painter, fellow student at Atelier Julian, one of Marie’s most successful rivals. She won a Salon mention in 1881 and went on to a distinguished career. ↩