| Edition |
First U.S. edition |
| Phys Descr |
viii, 470 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm |
| Note |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 395-412) and index |
| Summary |
A richly told biography of Suzanne Valadon, the illegitimate daughter of a provincial linen maid who became famous as a model for the Impressionists and later as a painter in her own right. Catherine Hewitt tells the remarkable tale of an ambitious, headstrong woman fighting to find a professional voice in a male-dominated world |
| Contents |
Life-cycles -- Places to call home -- Testing the line -- Inspiring painters -- Dancing in the city -- Not just a pretty face -- Talent laid bare -- Flavours of happiness -- Picture perfect -- Deviants or delinquents -- The name of the father -- New horizons -- Till death do us part -- What money can buy -- In and out -- Behind closed doors -- Empty chairs and empty tables -- Flickering shades |
| Note |
USM: Gift of Donna Cassidy |
| Subject |
Valadon, Suzanne, 1865-1938
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Painters -- France -- Biography
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Women painters -- France -- Biography
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Valadon, Suzanne, 1865-1938 |
| OCLC # |
983560477 |
| ISBN # |
9781250157652 |
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125015765X |
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