Art Inconnu - Little-known and under-appreciated art.: Maria Blanchard (1881 - 1932)
See "Jeune fille lisant"
Maria Blanchard was born horribly disfigured from a fall that her mother took while she was pregnant. Her disfigurements included enanismo, which is like dwarfism, a hump on her back, much like a polio victim would have and cojera, which is a deformity in the hips, making walking very difficult. She was often referred to as "the witch". This led her to live a life of solitude. However, this did not stop Maria from becoming a great artist............Read more
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