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Born Cécile Vidil in 1891, Lucy Krohg was an independent teen who entered the circle of artists gathered around Montparnasse and Montmartre becoming a model and muse for many of them. In 1909, she met Bulgarian artist Jules Pascin and began a brief, intimate affair. By 1911 Lucy had shifted her attentions to Norwegian artist and dancer Per Krohg and the two were married in 1915.
Pascin left Paris in 1914 with his fiancée Hermine David, and they married in 1918. He returned in 1920 and continued to seek the company of the now married Lucy Krohg. In 1921, Per Krohg left briefly for Norway, and Pascin and Hermine David's relationship ended in separation. Lucy was committed to her marriage, but cared for Pascin, who had become dependent on alcohol and and was threatening suicide. Lucy led a double life, maintaining her marriage and looking after Pascin. This arrangement lasted for three years until Krohg removed himself from the situation taking their son with him.
In 1930, when his own solo exhibition was to be opened, Pascin committed suicide in his studio. First, he cut his wrists and wrote Adieu Lucy on the wall with blood and then hanged himself. His body was discovered by Lucy. In his will Pascin shared his estate between his wife, Hermine David, and Lucy.

Pictured are Per & Lucy dancing, Jules and Lucy in 1930, and a painting of Lucy by Pascin

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