Portrait of Suzanne Valadon (Toulouse-Lautrec)

Painting by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Portrait de Suzanne Valadon, 1885 Oil on canvas Date: 1885

Portrait of Suzanne Valadon is an 1885 painting by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec now held at the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes in Buenos Aires.[1] Toulouse-Lautrec and the artist and model Suzanne Valadon were friends in Montmartre in Paris. Henri de Toulouse was a highly renowned artist at the time, as was Suzanne Valadon. Lautrec made many portraits of Valadon and supported her journey through the art industry. They were seen as lovers by the town of Montmartre until their relations ended in 1888.

Toulouse-Lautrec created this portrait of Suzanne as she walked directly toward the viewer in what seems like autumn as Lautrec puts an emphasis on the color behind Valadon. He presents Suzanne as very fashionable with her purple dress and hat. The way Lautrec uses light in this piece is intriguing as Valadon stands out from her background, even with similar colors seen throughout the portrait.

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Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Paintings|

* Count Alphonse de Toulouse-Lautrec Driving His Mail-Coach (1881)
* Portrait of Suzanne Valadon (1885)
* La Blanchisseuse (1886)
* The Absinthe Drinker in Grenelle (1886)
* Portrait of Vincent van Gogh (1887) (1887)
* La Toilette (1889)
* The Hangover (Suzanne Valadon) (1889)
* At the Moulin Rouge, The Dance (1890)
* Le Lit (1892)
* The Englishman at the Moulin Rouge (1892)
* At the Moulin Rouge (1892–1895)
* The Tightrope Dancer (1899)

Lithographs|

* Moulin Rouge: La Goulue (1891)
* Ambassadeurs (1892)
* Divan Japonais (1893–94)
* Elles (1896)

Museums|

* Musée Toulouse-Lautrec

People|

* Aristide Bruant
* Cha-U-Kao
* Jane Avril
* Marcelle Lender
* Suzanne Valadon

Portrayals|

* Toulouse-Lautrec Cooking (1898 painting)
* Moulin Rouge (1952 film)
* Lautrec (1998 film)
* Moulin Rouge! (2001 film)
* Moulin Rouge! (2018 musical)

Related|

* Count Alphonse de Toulouse-Lautrec Montfa (father)
* Moulin Rouge

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Suzanne Valadon

List of paintings

Paintings|

* Adam and Eve (1909)
* Joy of Life (1911)
* Casting the Net (1914)
* The Abandoned Doll (1921)
* The Blue Room (1923)
* Nude Woman with a Blue Shawl (1930)

Portrayals|

* Dance at Bougival (1883 painting)
* Dance in the City (1883 painting)
* Portrait of Suzanne Valadon (1885 painting)
* The Braid (1887 painting)
* The Hangover (Suzanne Valadon) (1889 painting)
* The Line (2009 play)

Related|

* André Utter (husband)
* Maurice Utrillo (son)
* Musée de Montmartre (home and studio)

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