In the bohemian and brilliant Montparnasse of the 1920s, Kiki managed to escape
poverty to become one of the most charismatic figures of the avant-garde years b
etween the wars. Partner to Man Ray - whose most legendary photos she inspired -
she would be immortalised by Kisling, Foujita, Per Krohg, Calder, Utrillo and L
eger. Kiki was the muse of a generation that seeks to escape the hangover of the
Great War, but she was above all one of the first emancipated women of the 20th
century.
