Louise Germain
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Although she was born in Gap, Hautes-AlpesGap, Hautes-Alpes
Gap is a commune in southeastern France, the capital of the Hautes-Alpes department.-Geography:An Alpine crossroads at the intersection of D994 and Route nationale 85 the Route Napoléon, Gap lies above sea level along the right bank of the Luye River...
, she lived in Aix-en-Provence
Aix-en-Provence
Aix , or Aix-en-Provence to distinguish it from other cities built over hot springs, is a city-commune in southern France, some north of Marseille. It is in the region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, in the département of Bouches-du-Rhône, of which it is a subprefecture. The population of Aix is...
with her husband Eugene and their two children. At age 25, she met Joseph Ravaisou
Joseph Ravaisou
Joseph Ravaisou was a French landscape painter.-Biography:In 1878 Joseph Ravaisou moved to Aix-en-Provence to work as a school teacher, and subsequently became a music conductor and a music critic....
and she took to painting. She also worked alongside Paul Cézanne
Paul Cézanne
Paul Cézanne was a French artist and Post-Impressionist painter whose work laid the foundations of the transition from the 19th century conception of artistic endeavour to a new and radically different world of art in the 20th century. Cézanne can be said to form the bridge between late 19th...
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She later watched over Joseph Ravaisou on his deathbed, and finally died in her flat in Rue Littéra in Aix-en-Provence in 1939.