Musée de Montmartre
Montmartre's oldest mansion, home to Renoir, Valadon, and the scandalous Trio Infernal.
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This guide to the Musee de Montmartre in Paris follows Suzanne Valadon, who modeled nude for Toulouse-Lautrec and Renoir as a teenager before Edgar Degas spotted her own talent for drawing. It traces her move into the oldest house in Montmartre with her son Maurice Utrillo and lover Andre Utter, a household neighbors nicknamed the Trio Infernal. You'll also hear about Renoir's earlier years painting in the garden below, long before Valadon ever arrived. Look for the mezzanine as you walk through her rebuilt studio.
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