Lucy Krohg

Lucy Krohg (née Cécile Marie Vidil;[1] 6 April 1891 – 17 August 1977) was a French model, artist, dancer, and gallerist.

[2][3] An independent teen, she entered the circle of artists gathered around Montparnasse and Montmartre and was a model for Henri Matisse and Albert Marquet.

During one of the evenings on the dance floor at Bal Bullier, she came in closer contact with one student from the Académie Matisse, Per Krohg.

Signifying her new-found union, the young lady in a radical cut of her hair established a distinctive style to be hers for the rest of her life.

In the summer of 1921, Per Krohg left for Norway for a painting plein-air workshop, and Pascin and Hermine David's relationship ended in separation.

Lucy's marriage had not really existed for many years, the official divorce from Per Krohg only taking place in 1934, when he wished to marry another woman.

"Lucy Krogh", by Cecil Howard 1920, identical in image as she was to students at the Matisse Academy