4839 x 3666 px | 41 x 31 cm | 16,1 x 12,2 inches | 300dpi
Date de la prise de vue:
1923
Lieu:
Musée National d’Art Moderne in Paris, France.
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Suzanne Valadon, born Marie-Clémentine Valadon, was a French Post-Impressionist and Symbolist artist who lived from 1865 to 1938. She was a well-known model and muse for famous artists such as Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Théophile Steinlen, and Pierre Puvis de Chavannes and had love affairs with Renoir and Chavannes. Suzanne Valadon grew up poor and worked at various jobs, including one as a circus acrobat which she had to abandon after she suffered an injury during a fall. She then got work modeling for artists in Montmartre in Paris. Some famous pieces that depict Valadon include Renoir’s “Dance at Bougival, ” “Girl Braiding her Hair, ” and “Suzanne Valadon, ” as well as Toulouse-Lautrec’s “The Hangover.” While modeling, she learned was able to pick up the techniques of various artists who gladly trained her. In 1894, Valadon became the first female artist ever to be admitted into the exhibitions of the Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts. By 1896, although receiving no formal training, Valadon was making enough money from her art that she was able to become a full-time artist herself. Suzanne Valadon’s most known pieces are female nudes, though she also painted portraits, landscapes, and still lifes. One of her first patrons was Edgar Degas who liked her strong compositions. Degas purchased three of her pastel pieces and personally introduced Valadon to other collectors. Valadon’s technique used bold lines and vibrant colors. As a perfectionist, she sometimes spent many years completing her pieces. Suzanne Valadon died in 1938 from a stroke at 72 years old. She was mourned by the art world, and many famous artists attended her funeral including Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque - Daily Dose of Art
