Renoir's Dancer

Description:

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.

subjects: Painters,  Women painters,  Biography,  Valadon, suzanne, 1856-1938,  Painters, france,  France, biography,  New York Times reviewed,  Artists' models

People: Suzanne Valadon (1865-1938)

Places: France