Suzanne Valadon, French 1865-1938 - Nu; graphite on paper, laid down on card, signed lower left 'Suzanne Valadon', with partial stamp of Gustave Coquiot Rue de Moscou Paris (8e) on the reverse of the mount, 19.3 x 11.3 cm Note: Valadon began...

Suzanne Valadon, French 1865-1938 - Nu; graphite on paper, laid down on card, signed lower left 'Suzanne Valadon', with partial stamp of Gustave Coquiot Rue de Moscou Paris (8e) on the reverse of the mount, 19.3 x 11.3 cm Note: Valadon began modelling in 1880 for artists including Theophile Steinlen, Pierre-Auguste Renoir and Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec who painted a portrait of her. A self-taught artist, she observed these artists around her and befriended Edgar Degas who purchased and encouraged her work. Nudes were a common subject matter for Valadon, often more realistic and honest than her male contemporaries.
The work is laid down to paper, and then laid down to card. Foxing and mat burn on card mount. One spot of foxing on work in upper right corner. Minor evidence of glue on left edge of work from mounting, perhaps contemporary with the work. Foxing and mat burn on the reverse of the mount.