Suzanne Muzard or Musard β was a French prostitute [ 1 ] and photographer [ 2 ] associated with surrealism. Suzanne Fernande Muzard [ 5 ] was born on 26 September in Aubervilliers , a suburb of Paris, [ 6 ] into a working-class family.
Whilst working there she fell in love with a young nobleman, but his family forbade him developing a serious relationship with her. After this disappointment she moved to Lyon , where she had friends.
Her friends introduced her to a new protector. In about she returned to the la Ruchette. After meeting her during a visit to the brothel, the writer Emmanuel Berl fell in love with Muzard [ 8 ] and in he set her up in an apartment. It was love at first sight.
Back in Paris in mid-December, Breton added a third part to his novel Nadja , celebrating his new love affair with Muzard.
The marriage was a tempestuous one. After the divorce, Muzard moved to Tahiti , where she met photographer Jacques Cordonnier. Muzard and Cordonnier married in and stayed together until Cordonnier died in Muzard died in Contents move to sidebar hide.
