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Nom: Valadon. Prénom: Marie-Clémentine dite "Suzanne." Peintre, née le 23 septembre 1865. Fils: Utrillo (peintre). Amants: Toulouse-Lautrec, Erik Satie, Utter. Qui était donc cette Suzanne Valadon? 1984.

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