Fernande Olivier he began to lose interest in Fernande, as she reminded him of more difficult times. Eventually they separated in 1912, leaving Olivier without a way to carry on living in the style to which she had become accustomed. She had no legal right to expect anything from the painter, since she was still technically married to her first husband. To survive, she took various odd jobs, from a cashier at a butcher's to an antiques saleswoman. She also supplemented her income by giving drawing lessons. Twenty years after her relationship with Picasso, she wrote memoirs of their life together. By
John Middleton (Norfolk artist) John Middleton (Norfolk artist) John Middleton (9 January 1827 – 11 November 1856) was an English artist, known for his accomplished work as a painter of watercolours. He was the youngest and the last important member of the Norwich School of painters, which was, when it was founded in 1803 in Norwich, the first provincial art movement in Britain. Middleton's father, also called John, was a Norwich glass stainer, and his mother painted plants and occasionally exhibited her work with the Norwich Society of Artists. Middleton was educated in Norwich and studied art under John Berney Crome and Henry Bright,