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Valadon

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[va-la-dawn] / va laˈdɔ̃ /

noun

  1. Suzanne 1865–1938, French painter (mother of Maurice Utrillo).


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The French model turned painter Suzanne Valadon began to produce nude self-portraits in 1917 and continued to do so as she aged — a radical pursuit then as now.

From New York Times ● May 16, 2023

He lived in Montmartre, where he quickly befriended the likes of Pablo Picasso, Chaim Soutine — a fellow Jewish expatriate — and Maurice Utrillo, the son of the artist Suzanne Valadon.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 29, 2022

Valadon’s son slumps over disconsolately; her elderly mother stares passively; her tall young lover earnestly occupies his corner; while Valadon herself looks out warily, her mind somewhere else.

From New York Times ● Oct. 20, 2021

Once she did start painting, Valadon exhibited widely, and sold enough to support her unconventional family.

From New York Times ● Oct. 20, 2021

The process of “photogravure” is well known, as employed by Messrs. Boussod, Valadon, & Co.

From The Art of Illustration 2nd ed. by Henry Blackburn

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