Marthe Rakine
Born in 1904.
Died in 1996.
Marthe Rakine was an artist whose career was shaped by significant emigration. She spent her adolescence in Switzerland before continuing her training at the École des Arts décoratifs at the Sorbonne. In 1948, she settled in Canada, where she took part in numerous exhibitions.
Her return to Switzerland came in 1958, marking a new stage in her artistic career. She is also known as the wife of the painter and sculptor Boris de Rakine.