{"product_id":"painting-her-pleasure-three-women-artists-and-the-nude-in-avant-garde-paris-9781526184962","title":"Painting Her Pleasure: Three Women Artists and the Nude in Avant-Garde Paris","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn inspiring account of three women artists who pioneered new forms of the nude. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEven in the bohemian world of avant-garde Paris, certain rules had to be obeyed. One of these rules was that women artists did not paint nudes. Yet three women would challenge this prohibition, offering their own distinct takes on the classic genre. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSuzanne Valadon, Émilie Charmy and Marie Vassilieff painted in different styles, but they were united in their fascination for the nude. Their artistic explorations saw them experimenting with a range of cutting-edge subjects, including the male nude, the Black female nude, the pregnant nude and the nude self-portrait, a genre that few artists would tackle until half a century later. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePainting her pleasure situates the work of Valadon, Charmy and Vassilieff within and against modernism, drawing parallels with later feminist artists and philosophers. Unravelling the complexities of early twentieth-century gender regimes and persistent cultural stereotypes, it provides an illuminating history of women, sexuality and the body.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLauren Jimerson, PhD is a Paris-based art historian specialising in women artists and modern European art. Her work has been recognised through grants from the Mellon Foundation as well as a Fulbright Scholarship to France. Jimerson has contributed to exhibitions on women artists at museums such as the Barnes Foundation, Musée de Montmartre, Musée du Luxembourg and Centre Pompidou Metz. Her expertise has also led her to appearances on NBC's \u003ci\u003eThe Today Show\u003c\/i\u003e and France 24 as an art history commentator. Beyond her research, she lectures to diverse audiences through her online art history platform \u003ci\u003eArt with Friends\u003c\/i\u003e and in museums across the globe.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Manchester University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51474797789458,"sku":"9781526184962","price":38.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f4850f5d-ae7f-4405-a980-c1d853400b2b.jpg?v=1752580167","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/painting-her-pleasure-three-women-artists-and-the-nude-in-avant-garde-paris-9781526184962","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}