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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 was self-taught, beginning her career as an artist’s model.

From Washington Post Dec. 7, 2021

In later paintings, Valadon juxtaposes clashing patterns of vibrant color to create a different, less specifically anchored sort of tension.

From New York Times Oct. 20, 2021

Reproduced in facsimile by Messrs Boussod, Valadon & Co., for limited edition, and, like the rest, in photogravure for ordinary edition.

From Aubrey Beardsley by Robert Ross

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