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29 April 2025
The Valadon Connection
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Valuable masterpieces. Counterfeit goods. Extortion.
Dr. Genevieve Lenard is instantly wary when the First Lady of a European nation pleads for her help to find a missing woman. Convinced that her sister has been kidnapped, the First Lady trusts no one—not even her own husband, the President. With the missing woman's health deteriorating rapidly, Genevieve and her team are racing against the clock. Yet as they delve deeper into the corporate environment surrounding the missing sister, they unravel a web of intrigue and hidden crimes, all strategically orchestrated to sway crucial legislation with devastating consequences. Can Genevieve uncover the truth behind the sister's disappearance and decipher the significance of the valuable paintings entangled in the case? Will they find the First Lady’s missing sister before it’s too late? Or will powerful enemies, determined to keep their secrets buried, stop Genevieve before she exposes a truth that could shatter the nation's foundations? |
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Suzanne Valadon:
Suzanne Valadon - (23 September 1865 – 7 April 1938) was a French painter born Marie-Clémentine Valadon in Bessines-sur-Gartempe, Haute-Vienne, France. In 1894, she was the first woman painter admitted to the Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts and mother of painter Maurice Utrillo.
Her works, such as Joy of Life (1911), included female nudes, portraits, still lifes, and landscapes. Valadon shocked the art world with her depiction of male nudes and less idealised images of women. She was a model for many renowned artists, appearing in paintings like Dance at Bougival by Pierre-Auguste Renoir and The Hangover by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec.
Valadon grew up in poverty in Montmartre, working various jobs before joining the circus as an acrobat at 15. A trapeze fall ended her circus career, leading her to art. Self-taught from a young age, she learned techniques from artists like Chavannes, Lautrec, and Renoir before becoming a successful painter.
Her works, such as Joy of Life (1911), included female nudes, portraits, still lifes, and landscapes. Valadon shocked the art world with her depiction of male nudes and less idealised images of women. She was a model for many renowned artists, appearing in paintings like Dance at Bougival by Pierre-Auguste Renoir and The Hangover by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec.
Valadon grew up in poverty in Montmartre, working various jobs before joining the circus as an acrobat at 15. A trapeze fall ended her circus career, leading her to art. Self-taught from a young age, she learned techniques from artists like Chavannes, Lautrec, and Renoir before becoming a successful painter.