Who painted “Casting the Net”?

“Casting the Net” was painted by Suzanne Valadon in 1914. Where to see it: Museum of Fine Arts of Nancy.

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Post-Impressionism: Impressionism records light as it is; Post-Impressionism keeps the colour but adds strong outlines, deliberate structure, symbolic colour or expressive brushwork.

Marie-Clémentine "Suzanne" Valadon (23 September 1865 – 7 April 1938) was a French painter who was born at Bessines-sur-Gartempe, Haute-Vienne, France. In 1894, Valadon became the first woman painter admitted to the Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts. Wikipedia

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More by Suzanne Valadon

“The Abandoned Doll”, 1921
“The Blue Room”, 1923
“Adam and Eve”, 1909
“Joy of Life”, 1911
“Black Venus”, 1919
“Nu au châle bleu”, 1930
“Portrait of Erik Satie”, 1892
“La Couturière”, 1914