Alice Prin | |
|---|---|
 "Kiki" and Tsuguharu Foujita, Paris, 1926, by Iwata Nakayama | |
| Born | 2 October 1901 |
| Died | 29 April 1953 (aged 51) |
| Occupation(s) | Model, painter |
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.[2] 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.[1][3]
- ^ a b Braude 2022.
- ^ Jiminez 2013, pp. 438–439.
- ^ Bocquet & Muller 2021.