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Lucien

Valerie Jaudon

Born 1945

Lucien

Oil on canvas

96 1/8 in x 48 1/4 in

1980

Label:

“Then I thought, well, let’s just admit it, don’t be afraid of the pretty, or anything else for that matter, don’t be afraid of being classified as something. You have to simply go with it. At a certain point, I remember thinking, I’m going to make the most beautiful painting that I can possibly make.”

Now On View:

TJC Gallery, Spartanburg, SC

As Exhibited In:

Yellow, TJC Gallery, Spartanburg, SC, August 5–October 17, 2026

Our Own Work, Our Own Way, TJC Gallery, Spartanburg, SC, February 12–April 17, 2020, Columbia Museum of Art, Columbia, SC, January 21–May 21, 2023, The Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus, GA, April 27–September 8, 2024, Westmoreland Museum of American Art, Greensburg, PA, February 9–May 18, 2025

Beauty and Pattern in Common Things, TJC Gallery, Spartanburg, SC, March 19–May 28, 2015

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