The Circus

Suzanne Valadon painted “The Circus” in 1889. It’s oil on fabric. Valadon often depicted vibrant, dynamic scenes. Cleveland Museum of Art.

The painting captures performers in motion. The scene is lively, typical of Valadon’s fascination with everyday spectacles.

Valadon was a self-taught artist. She was the first woman admitted to the Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts in 1894.

Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio, https://clevelandart.org/art/1958.56

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