\paperw19995 \margr0\margl0 \plain \fs20 \pard\tx8505\ATXts24015195\ATXbrdr0 \f1 French painter.\par
\pard\ATXts24015195\ATXbrdr0 The illegitimate son of the painter Suzan
ne Valadon, this French painter suffered from alcoholism at an early age, a problem that was to plague him for a long time. In 1902 his mother persuaded him to start painting. After being called up to fight in the war, he was sent home where he began a p
eriod of hospitalization in psychiatric clinics. In 1919 an exhibition of the works belonging to what is known as his ôwhite periodö was held. This proved to be a great success and won him a contract with a Parisian gallery. In 1934 he received the ôLegi
on of Honorö and married the widow Lucie Valore. He died on November 16, 1955.
