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The Circus
Suzanne Valadon1889
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
The attribution of this painting to Suzanne Valadon has been rejected by several authorities. Others support the attribution, arguing that the painting is merely atypical because it is an early work, signed and dated 1889. Valadon did not begin to develop her mature style until 1891.She was the mother of artist Maurice Utrillo and a prolific painter herself, although she never received any formal artistic training.
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- Title: The Circus
- Creator: Suzanne Valadon (French, 1865-1938)
- Date Created: 1889
- Physical Dimensions: Unframed: 48.8 x 60 cm (19 3/16 x 23 5/8 in.)
- Provenance: Myria Barnwell, Nice. According to label on reverse, sold at auction in 1939. Valentine Gallery, New York, 1942. Bought by Leonard C. Hanna Jr., 12 January 1942, New York and Cleveland. Bequeathed to the CMA in 1958.
- Type: Painting
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1958.56
- Medium: oil on fabric
- Inscriptions: Signed lower right, carved into wet paint with blunt end of brush: Suzanne Valadon 89 Souvenir
- Fun Fact: Besides being a prolific painter, Suzanne Valdon served as the model for Pierre-Auguste Renoir and Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec.
- Department: Modern European Painting and Sculpture
- Culture: France, 19th century
- Credit Line: Bequest of Leonard C. Hanna, Jr.
- Collection: Mod Euro - Painting 1800-1960
- Accession Number: 1958.56
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