Painting her pleasure

<p>Building on the momentum of recent bestsellers like Katy Hessel's <i>The Story of Art Without Men</i> <i>Painting her pleasure</i> spotlights three extraordinary women who defied convention in the male-dominated world of early 20th-century Paris. Suzanne Valadon Émilie Charmy and Marie Vassilieff boldly claimed the nude- one of art's most enduring and contested subjects-as their own. <br><br>These trailblazing artists shattered taboos with their depictions of the male nude the Black female nude the pregnant nude and even the rare nude self-portrait. Their work not only challenged the boundaries of modernism but also paved the way for later feminist artists and thinkers. <br><br>Lauren Jimerson's meticulously researched and beautifully written account places these women at the heart of the avant-garde revealing the cultural stereotypes and gender regimes they worked against. Complete with numerous previously unpublished images including 16 pages of colour illustrations the book offers a fresh and intersectional feminist perspective on class privilege and race alongside gender. <br><br>Whether you're an art historian a feminist scholar or simply someone inspired by stories of creative defiance <i>Painting her pleasure</i> is an essential addition to your collection.</p>