My favourite paintings, No.1
Suzanne Valadon. The Blue Room (1923)
Suzanne Valadon fought to become an artist, having honed her skills as a painter watching the Parisian artists she modelled for. This signature painting is a fabulous critique of the genre of the reclining nude favoured by male artists across the centuries.
The model is dressed causally, smokes & refuses to engage with the viewer. While not strictly s self portrait the sentiment is all Valdon's!
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