Portrait of Alice Prin

Alice Prin

Actors · Artists · Musicians · art model · dancer · model

🇫🇷 France

French painter (1901–1953)

About Alice Prin

Alice Ernestine Prin (2 October 1901 – 29 April 1953), nicknamed the Queen of Montparnasse and often known as Kiki de Montparnasse, was a French model, chanteuse, memoirist and painter during the Jazz Age. She flourished in, and helped define, the liberated culture of Paris in the so-called Années folles ("crazy years" in French). She became one of the most famous models of the 20th century and in the history of avant-garde art.

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Known for
Yvonne George – Kiki de Montparnasse : Succès et raretés 1925-1940
Born
1901-10-02
Died
1953-03-23
Artist type
Person
Gender
Female
Origin
Châtillon-sur-Seine
Associated area
France
Active period
1901-10-02 – 1953-03-23
ISNI
0000000120263068

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