Marie Duhem

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 with Adrien Demont, husband of the painter Virginie Demont-Breton.

It was at their workshop in Wissant that she met her future husband, the painter Henri Duhem, eleven years her senior.

[2] After establishing their home in Camiers, 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 of Boulogne and the Côte d'Opale.

Some of the better-known members of this group include Georges Maroniez, Francis Tattegrain and Fernand Stiévenart.