Suzanne Valadon

French · 1865–1938 · Painter, Printmaker

Marie-Clémentine "Suzanne" Valadon was a French painter who was born at Bessines-sur-Gartempe, Haute-Vienne, France. In 1894, Valadon became the first woman painter admitted to… (Wikipedia)

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Marie-Clémentine "Suzanne" Valadon was a French painter who was born at Bessines-sur-Gartempe, Haute-Vienne, France. In 1894, Valadon became the first woman painter admitted to the Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts. She was also the mother of painter Maurice Utrillo.

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Born 1865, Bessines-sur-GartempeDied 1938, 16th arrondissement of ParisOccupation Painter, Printmaker, DraughtsmanWikidata Q156889 ↗ULAN 500032597 ↗Museum works 24

Post-impressionismSymbolism

Also known as Maria Clementine Valadon, Maria Valadon, Maria Valentine, Marie Clémentine (Suzanne) Valadon, Marie Clementine Utter-Valadon, Marie Clémentine Utter-Valadon (Suzanne), Marie Clementine Valadon, Suzanne (Maria Valentine) Valadon and 2 other name forms

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

Suzanne Valadon, Femmes s'essuyant (Women Drying Themselves) — **Femmes s'essuyant (Women Drying Themselves)**1893 · softground etching on laid paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund — Open Access (CC0)

Suzanne Valadon, Catherine prépare le tub et Louise nue se coiffe (Catherine Prepares the Bath and Louise, Nude, Fixes her Hair) — **Catherine prépare le tub et Louise nue se coiffe (Catherine Prepares the Bath and Louise, Nude, Fixes her Hair)**1895 · softground etching and etching with monoprint inking in brown and black on laid paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund — Open Access (CC0)

Suzanne Valadon, Kitty — **Kitty**1904 · etching printed in brown on laid paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Bill Scott — Open Access (CC0)

Suzanne Valadon, Toilette des enfants dans le Jardin — **Toilette des enfants dans le Jardin**1910 · drypoint on laid paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Bill Scott — Open Access (CC0)

Suzanne Valadon, Catherine and Young Boy Nude — **Catherine and Young Boy Nude**1910 · drypoint on wove paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Bill Scott — Open Access (CC0)

Suzanne Valadon, Grandmother and Grandson — **Grandmother and Grandson**1910
Musée National d'Art Moderne ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Musée National d'Art Moderne

Suzanne Valadon, Woman in an armchair. Portrait of Madame G. — **Woman in an armchair. Portrait of Madame G.**1919
David E. Weisman and Jacqueline E. Michel Collection ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — David E. Weisman and Jacqueline E. Mi…

Suzanne Valadon, Utter familly — **Utter familly**1921
Musée National d'Art Moderne ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Musée National d'Art Moderne

Suzanne Valadon, The two sisters — **The two sisters**1928
http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/42bf9de6ef1200d11aab3d6f9c93b8f0 ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/g…

Suzanne Valadon, André Utter and his dogs — **André Utter and his dogs**1932
Musée Paul-Dini ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Musée Paul-Dini

Suzanne Valadon, Mrs. Robert Rey and her daughter Sylvie — **Mrs. Robert Rey and her daughter Sylvie**1920
Arkas Art Center ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Arkas Art Center

Suzanne Valadon, Portrait of Lily Walton — **Portrait of Lily Walton**1922
Musée National d'Art Moderne ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Musée National d'Art Moderne

Suzanne Valadon, Portrait of Madame Lévy — **Portrait of Madame Lévy**1922
Musée National d'Art Moderne ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Musée National d'Art Moderne

Suzanne Valadon, The Circus — **The Circus**1889 · oil on fabric
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Leonard C. Hanna Jr. — Open Access (CC0)

Suzanne Valadon, Woman at Her Bath — **Woman at Her Bath**1908 · Drypoint and etching in black on ivory wove paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Joseph R. Shapiro — public domain (CC0)

Suzanne Valadon, Women and Child at the Edge of the Water — **Women and Child at the Edge of the Water**1904 · Etching on ivory wove paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Joseph R. Shapiro — public domain (CC0)

Suzanne Valadon, Louise Nude on a Sofa — **Louise Nude on a Sofa**1895 · Soft ground etching with foul biting in black on ivory wove paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Joseph R. Shapiro — public domain (CC0)

Suzanne Valadon, Woman with Large Breasts and Old Woman — **Woman with Large Breasts and Old Woman**1908 · Drypoint with etching on ivory wove paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Joel Starrels — public domain (CC0)

Suzanne Valadon, Two Women Drying Themselves — **Two Women Drying Themselves**1895 · Soft ground etching with foul biting in black on ivory wove paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Joseph R. Shapiro — public domain (CC0)

Suzanne Valadon, Catherine Prepares the Bath and Louise, Nude, Fixes her Hair — **Catherine Prepares the Bath and Louise, Nude, Fixes her Hair**1895 · Soft ground etching with foul biting and drypoint in black on ivory wove paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Dr. Benjamin Krohn — public domain (CC0)

Suzanne Valadon, Nude Woman Seated on a Bed — **Nude Woman Seated on a Bed**first third 20th century · red chalk
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Malcolm L. McBride — Open Access (CC0)

Suzanne Valadon, Seated Female Nude — **Seated Female Nude**first third 1900s · black crayon
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of William Mathewson Milliken, in memory of H. …

Suzanne Valadon, Grandmother with Louise, Nude Seated on the Floor (Grand-Mère et Louise Nue Assise par Terre) — **Grandmother with Louise, Nude Seated on the Floor (Grand-Mère et Louise Nue Assise par Terre)**1910 · Drypoint, etching, and aquatint
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Elizabeth Carroll Shearer — Open Access (…

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), National Gallery of Art open data (CC0), Art Institute of Chicago API (CC0), The Met Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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