Suzanne Valadon The Mistress Of Montmartre by June Rose and Suzanne Valadon

The illegitimate daughter of a poor country woman, Suzanne Valadon first earned her living as a circus acrobat. Mingling with Impressionists in the clubs and cabarets of Montmartre, she caused a stir with her provocative stunts. When she was eighteen years old, Valadon gave birth to an illegitimate son, the future artist Maurice Utrillo. Posing regularly for Renoir, she became his lover, as well as the lover of others, including Erik Satie and Henri Toulouse-Lautrec. Eventually Valadon's own art won the admiration and support of Degas, with whom she shared a close friendship. Yet many were disturbed by Valadon's works, especially her candid and earthy nudes which, like her sexual conduct, defied convention. After an attempt at marriage to a respectable businessman, she fell in love with Andre Utter, an artist twenty-one years her junior. At nearly fifty years of age, she wed Utter and returned to a bohemian life.

Publisher:	St. Martin's Press
Year:	1999
Binding:	Hardback
ISBN:	9780312199210
Condition:	Very Good
Description:	First Edition; DJ; Heavy. Slight bend on coverboard edges; small tear to DJ at top.

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SKU: 1599488
Location: Biography