Suzanne ValadonFrankrijk, 1865–1938The Circus
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Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, Verenigde Staten
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About the painting
The attribution of this painting to Suzanne Valadon has been rejected by several authorities. Others support the attribution, arguing that the painting is merely atypical because it is an early work, signed and dated 1889. Valadon did not begin to develop her mature style until 1891.She was the mother of artist Maurice Utrillo and a prolific painter herself, although she never received any formal artistic training.
Cleveland Museum of Art
Gegevens
- Inventarisnummer
- 1958.56
In de catalogus
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- Cleveland Museum of Art: the museum's own open data · opgehaald 6 dagen geleden
- Afbeelding: Cleveland Museum of Art — Museum open access
Intussen, in het leven van Suzanne Valadon
Het hele levenc. 1886 – 1888
The affair with Toulouse-Lautrec
For two years Valadon was the lover of Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec; she frequented the bars and taverns of Paris with him and other painters and was the model for his “The Hangover” (1887–1889). The relationship ended in 1888.
1888
A suicide attempt
In 1888 Valadon attempted suicide, and that ended her affair with Toulouse-Lautrec.
early 1890s
Friendship with Edgar Degas
In the early 1890s Valadon befriended Edgar Degas, who found her drawings bold and her paintings fine: he bought her work and encouraged her, and remained one of her closest friends until his death in 1917.
1890s
Degas: her first buyer, collectors and etching
Degas was the first person to buy drawings from her, introduced her to other collectors, including Paul Durand-Ruel and Ambroise Vollard, and taught her the skill of soft-ground etching.
