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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

Ms. Valadon embarked on her own career, gaining international recognition for her paintings, especially for scenes depicting women, like her 1927 “Self-Portrait.”

From New York Times • Oct. 21, 2021

Though Valadon contours her son beautifully, capturing the tautness of his belly and the turn of his foot, even conveying the childish smoothness of his skin, the line itself is slow and thick.

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 Blackburn, Henry