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Her critics vilified her as a loose woman, a political radical, and a 'lioness' who devoured her numerous lovers. Her other titles include The Devil's Pool (1846), The Country Waif (1850) and, one of her most popular works, Little Fadette (1849). Aurore Dupin Dudevant, also known as George Sand, was a descendant of a king of Poland on her father's side and of a Parisian bird-seller on her mother's. Her writing style is often labeled passionate and emotional, and her dozens of novels include an early period of what might now be called women's rights stories, a middle period with more emphasis on the downtrodden in general and, finally, a later period of rustic novels informed by her life in rural France. Her early novels, Indiana (1832), Valentine (1832) and Léila (1833), made her a celebrity, and her private life became the talk of Paris: George Sand not only dressed like a man (most of the time), she carried on love affairs with artists of public renown, including poet Alfred de Musset and, more famously, composer Frederic Chopin. In Paris she cranked out prose and learned that men's clothing was a lot cheaper, and that, dressed as a man, she had more access to many levels society. Pseudonyms suited her, and she eventually landed on George Sand.
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She moved to Paris and right away began a career as a writer, her first success coming as the co-author of a novel with Jules Sandean, under the pseudonym Jules Sand. Her husband got the estate and she got an allowance - and the children.
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They had two children, but by 1831 she was done with him.
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She married Baron Dudevant when she was eighteen and already heir to her grandmother's estate. Sand was an audacious woman who dressed like a man, had many high-profile love affairs and, during her lifetime and since, earned a reputation as one of France's great novelists, rivaled only by Victor Hugo. Sand was apparently unable to remain perfectly still throughout the exposure, and the slight blurring of her facial features erases the unforgiving details that the years had drawn upon her.Name at birth: Amandine-Aurore-Lucille DupinGeorge Sand was the pseudonym for Aurore Dudevant (neé Dupin), a 19th century French author known for her prolific output of novels, plays and essays and - these days especially - famous for her commitment to flouting fashion and sexual conventions. The portrait details the exquisite laces, beads, and buttons of her gown, but her face, the apex of the triangle, is out of focus. Her shimmering skirt melts into the velvet-draped support on which she leans, creating a visual triangle with the careful center part of her wavy hair. The sumptuous satin of Sand’s gown and silken texture of her hair have a rich tactile presence. This portrait is a riot of textural surfaces. She was also a woman as renowned for her romantic liaisons as her writing here she allowed Nadar to photograph her, devoid of coquettish charms but nevertheless a commanding presence. Her writing was celebrated for its frequent depiction of working-class or peasant heroes. She was a successful Romantic novelist and a close friend of Nadar, and during the 1860s he photographed her frequently. 1865Īmandine-Aurore-Lucile Dudevant, née Dupin, took the pseudonym George Sand in 1832. Albumen silver print of Amandine-Aurore-Lucile Dupin aka George Sand by Nadar, ca. French writer known for works concerning womens rights and independence (1804-1876) - Sand, George Sand, Baroness Dudevant.