A Life Immersed in Light and Social Observation Marie Antoinette Marcotte, born in Troyes, France on May 31st, 1867, was an artist whose life unfolded as a delicate interplay between the aristocratic heritage of her maternal lineage and a profound empathy for the lives of those less fortunate. Her early years were marked by relocation to Brussels, Belgium with her parents—a move that would indelibly shape both her artistic perspective…