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Suzanne Valadon

The Circus

1889
oil on fabric
48.8 × 60 cm (19.2 × 23.6 in)

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In the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland · as of July 2026

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Besides being a prolific painter, Suzanne Valdon served as the model for Pierre-Auguste Renoir and Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec.

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