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Toulouse Lautrec - Suzanne Valadon
Identifier
010605
Type of Spiritual Experience
Background
Suzanne Valadon was Toulouse Lautrec's mistress, more details can be found in the observation 'The Hangover'. The paintings of her do not glamorise her or turn her into some sort of idealised beauty. But they show great affection and understanding in the same way all his paintings do, empathy with his subject, and more a celebration of the beauty that is in them, not a celebration of their beauty. The paintings are
- In Batignolles 1888
- In Monsieur Foret's garden 1891
- The laundry worker 1888