icon - suzy solidor

suzy solidor by tamara de lempicka, 1933.

suzy solidor wearing chanel bracelets, man ray, 1920s.

suzy solidor with jean cocteau, paris, by françois kollar, 1938.

les jambes de suzy solidor by albert rudomine, vers 1940.

portrait of suzy solidor, francis picabia, 1933.

suzy solidor music poster, disques pathé

suzy solidor was born in 1900 in brittany, france under the name suzanne louise marie marion - she changed her name to suzy solidor when she moved to paris in the 1920s. she was a popular singer who owned the chic nightclub "la vie parisienne". she became known as the "most painted woman in the world" posing for some of the greatest artists of her time including pablo picasso, man ray, tamara lempicka, georges braque, francis picabia and many others. her only stipulation for the sittings was that she would be given the paintings to hang in her club. she died in 1983 in cagnes-sur-mer.