Renoir's Dancer. The Secret Life of Suzanne Valadon by Catherine Hewett
Suzanne was once called 'the terror of Montmartre'. The pretty golden-haired child of a single mother climbed out of Windows, played truant from school and associated with vagabonds. After joining the circus, however, she suffered a terrible accident and focused on her drawing. Once she became an artist's model for illustrious artists, such as Renoir, she was on the road to success.
She became respectable married woman, the mistress of a large house with her own studio and servants. But she had trouble with her son's inclination to drink. Would she give it all up for a handsome and much younger man...?
This is a fascinating tale about the wild-child of Montmartre and her talented son with vivid
descriptions of the bohemian lives of the famous artists of the late 19th century. I felt that I had a birds-eye view to the charm and glamour of the Paris of the time. Suzanne Valadon has been neglected so this biography is a welcome addition to books about these artists.
I received this free ebook from Net Galleyin return for an honest review.
She became respectable married woman, the mistress of a large house with her own studio and servants. But she had trouble with her son's inclination to drink. Would she give it all up for a handsome and much younger man...?
This is a fascinating tale about the wild-child of Montmartre and her talented son with vivid
descriptions of the bohemian lives of the famous artists of the late 19th century. I felt that I had a birds-eye view to the charm and glamour of the Paris of the time. Suzanne Valadon has been neglected so this biography is a welcome addition to books about these artists.
I received this free ebook from Net Galleyin return for an honest review.
Comments
In fact I know far more about her son, the painter Maurice Utrillo, than I do about Valadon herself.