Vallotton finished his portrait in a matter of weeks and gave it to Gertrude Stein. Vallotton's trenchant woodcuts of the 1890s solidified his reputation as a printmaker of the first rank while boldly messaging his left-wing politics.įor the first time ever, this exhibition displays Picasso's legendary portrait of Gertrude Stein, from The Met collection, alongside Vallotton's rendering of this formidable collector, which was painted a year later. The key to unlocking the mysterious magic of Swiss-born. His lampooning wit, subversive satire, and wry humor is apparent everywhere in his artistic production. Swiss-born artist Félix Vallotton created disquieting paintings that conjure a sense of mystery and menace, writes Kelly Grovier. Today we recognize him as a distinctive artist of his generation. The Félix Vallotton art prices can vary depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. Witness to the radical aesthetics that gripped Paris in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, Vallotton developed his own singular voice. Swiss-born and Paris-educated, Vallotton (1865–1925) created lasting imagery of fin-de-siècle Paris. Painted portraits, luminous landscapes, and interior narratives that pulse with psychological tension join the exhibition from more than two dozen lenders.

During the 1890s he belonged to the group of artists known as Les Nabis (the. Félix Vallotton: Painter of Disquiet presents pivotal moments in the artist's career as a painter and printmaker. Felix Edouard Vallotton (1865-1925) was a Swiss painter and printmaker. Félix Vallotton, Self-portrait at the Age of Twenty (Autoportrait à l’âge de vingt ans), 1885.

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