Fernande Barrey had an open relationship with her husband and got divorced in 1928, then the following year, she exhibited the paintings Josiane and Les Pches at the Salon d'Automne.
During the year 1925, the couple led a very open relationship, both having relations with people of both sexes. In 1928, the couple divorced and she lived with Koyanagi in Montmartre. As a painter, she exhibited the paintings Josiane and Les Peches at the Salon d'Automne in 1929. 
