The Blue Room
Suzanne Valadon · 1923
Why it's great
A woman in striped trousers sits on a bed with a pipe and some books, in a blue room, as a pattern on the cover. Suzanne Valadon painted a modern, independent woman. The bold colors and shapes are cheerful. It's a famous painting by a pioneering woman artist.
Where to see it
📍 Musée de l'Évêché de LimogesLimoges, France
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About the artist
Suzanne Valadon1865–1938 · born in Bessines-sur-Gartempe · died in 16th arrondissement of Paris
Suzanne Valadon was born in a small town in France and moved to Paris as a girl. She worked as a circus performer and an artist's model for Renoir and Toulouse-Lautrec before teaching herself to paint. She became the first woman admitted to the French National Society of Fine Arts. She lived in Montmartre and died in Paris in 1938.
