Marie Gasquet

Marie Gasquet (1872–1960), was a French regionist writer born in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, Bouches-du-Rhône. She was hailed as queen of the Felibrige in 1892[1].

Biography

Marie Gasquet was born in Saint-Remy-de-Provence in 1872. Her father, Marius Girard, was a Provençal poet[1]. Her godfather was Frédéric Mistral[2]. She moved to Paris where she worked for Flammarion and became a successful novelist[1].

She was married to Joachim Gasquet, a friend of Paul Cézanne's[3].

Bibliography

References

  1. ^ a b c Biography from the Saint-Remy-de-Provence website [1]
  2. ^ William Sharp (Fiona Macleod), A Memoir Compiled by His Wife, ed. Elizabeth Amelia Sharp, Duffield & Company, 1910, page 327[2]
  3. ^ Sidney Geist, Interpreting Cézanne, Harvard University Press, 1989, page 27 [3]