Career
Her parents operated a lace factory, so she became familiar with the work of designers and models from an early age. She began her art studies with Adrien Demont, husband of the painter Virginie Demont-Breton. After establishing their home in Camiers, they gathered their artist friends and acquaintances together to form what became known as the "École de Wissant", and would paint in the surrounding ares of Boulogne and the Côte d"Opale.
In addition to painting, the Duhems were avid art collectors, especially interested in Post-Impressionism.
Their collection included significant paintings by Claude Monet and Paul Gauguin. lieutenant is currently preserved at the Musée Marmottan.
She was named an Officer in the Ordre des Palmes Académiques and, in 1912, a Chevalier in the Légion d"honneur. She never fully recovered from this loss, neglected her health, and died of a tumor at the age of forty-seven.