Fernande Olivier husband without a formal divorce and moved to Paris. She changed her name so that her husband could not find her. Olivier quickly found work modeling for artists; she was a fixture in the circle of friends of writer Guillaume Apollinaire, where she also became friends with Paul Léautaud, Kees van Dongen and Edmond-Marie Poullain. Van Dongen in particular painted her several times. She met Picasso at the Bateau-Lavoir in 1904, and by the next year they were living together. Their relationship lasted seven years and was characterized by its tempestuousness. Both Olivier and Picasso were jealous lovers, and their
James Green (artist) James Green (artist) James Green (1771–1834) was an English artist, known as a portrait-painter. Born at Leytonstone in Essex, 13 March 1771, he was son of a builder. He was apprenticed to Thomas Martyn, who taught natural history painting, at 10 Great Marlborough Street. At the end of his apprenticeship, Green entered the schools of the Royal Academy. He attracted the notice of Sir Joshua Reynolds, and copied many of his pictures. Green gradually attained a good reputation for his portraits in water-colour. He resided for many years in South Crescent, Bedford Square, in London. Green died at Bath, Somerset