“Young Girl in Front of a Window” Suzanne Valadon, 1930 Susanne Valadon (1865-1938) was a French artist and model, best remembered for her paintings of the Parisian avant-garde. Born Marie-Clémentine Valadon in Bessines-sur-Gartempe, France, she was the daughter of a seamstress and a farmer. Montmartre, the bohemian quarter of Paris, was her home. She supportedContinue reading “Suzanne Valadon: Young Girl in Front of a Window”
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#FridayPainting: Gustav Klimt “Lady with Fur Hat and Boa”
“I have the gift of neither the spoken nor the written word, especially if I have to say something about myself or my work. Whoever wants to know something about me -as an artist, the only notable thing- ought to look carefully at my pictures and try and see in them what I am andContinue reading “#FridayPainting: Gustav Klimt “Lady with Fur Hat and Boa””