“Virtual travel to the Exhibition” with Patrick Bade

In this four-part series, Patrick will highlight artists who are currently represented in exhibitions in museums around the world.

Suzanne Valadon – Exhibition at the Barnes Foundation in Philadelphia

From a childhood marked by poverty to a career as a popular artist’s model, Suzanne Valadon (born Marie-Clémentine Valadon, 1865–1938) defied the odds to become a successful artist, confounding societal expectations to assert her independence. The first self-taught woman to exhibit at the Salon de la Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts, she challenged behavioral codes with her art and lifestyle, breaking new ground with her unapologetic portraits and nudes.

The series includes:

Picasso Blue Period – Exhibition in Toronto at the  AGO – Tues. Nov.  23
Suzanne Valadon – Exhibition at the Barnes Foundation in Philadelphia – Tues. Nov. 30
Sandro Botticelli – Paris Exhibition at the Musee Jacquemart-Andre – Tues. Dec. 7
The Morozov Collection at the Louis Vuitton Foundation in Paris – Tues. Dec. 14