Talks: Richard Dean MA. Art and Artists 7: MARIE BASHKIRTSEFF I AM MADE UP OF COURAGE

Bashkirtseff (1859-1884) is one of the most singular personalities in arts 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.