She then determined on becoming an artist, and she studied painting in France at the Robert-Fleury studio and at the Acad*mie Julian. The Acad*mie, as one of the few establishments that accepted female students, attracted young women from all over Europe and the United States. Fellow students at the Acad*mie included Anna Bili*ska-Bohdanowiczowa and especially Louise Breslau, whom Bashkirtseff viewed as her only real rival.
Louise Breslau
Bashkirtseff