"She didn't paint women like the men painted women. Her close friends included Van Gogh, Degas, and Renoir. Paris celebrated her as a sought-after model, until she picked up the brush herself, at a time when art schools refused to accept female students. By the time Suzanne Valadon was 15 years old, she'd been a horse walker, a milliner, a funeral wreath maker, and a circus acrobat, but that was just the beginning of her adventures. Here is her story, along with Ellie's, a modern woman a century later at a crossroads of her ...
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"She didn't paint women like the men painted women. Her close friends included Van Gogh, Degas, and Renoir. Paris celebrated her as a sought-after model, until she picked up the brush herself, at a time when art schools refused to accept female students. By the time Suzanne Valadon was 15 years old, she'd been a horse walker, a milliner, a funeral wreath maker, and a circus acrobat, but that was just the beginning of her adventures. Here is her story, along with Ellie's, a modern woman a century later at a crossroads of her life, who pulls Suzanne from the shadows of the past into the light"--Amazon.com.
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Add this copy of Girl Braiding Her Hair to cart. $23.59, new condition, Sold by Ingram Customer Returns Center rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from NV, USA, published 2023 by Marta Molnar.
Add this copy of Girl Braiding Her Hair to cart. $30.46, new condition, Sold by Ingram Customer Returns Center rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from NV, USA, published 2023 by Marta Molnar.
Just finished this wonderful book. Written in the same format as her previous book, The Secret Life Of Sunflowers this one explores the life of forgotten artist Suzanne Valadon. Valadon rose from poverty in the streets of Paris to become a renowned artist in the time and circle of Renoir, Vegas and most of the other famous artists of that era.
If you liked Sunflowers I guarantee you'll like this one!!!
