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Painter, engraver, illustrator, writer and art critic, Félix Vallotton (1865-1925) is known for the impact of his compositions, a combination of his decorative instincts and graphic wit. His revival of the woodcut in the 1890s quickly established him in the art and literary circles of Paris, and his talent as a prolific illustrator, especially for the press, spread his fame throughout Europe and as far afield as the United States. He illustrated bestsellers such as Poil de Carotte, by Jules Renard, and contributed to the most fashionable avant-garde periodicals of the time: including, La Revue Blanche, Le Rire, Le Cri de Paris, L’Assiette au Beurre, and Le Canard Sauvage, in Paris, Jugend and Die Insel, in Munich and Berlin, The Studio, in London, The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine, in New York, among others.

This book assembles a number of critical essays and a selection of around 250 reproducti

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Félix Vallotton: his life, his work

From the Parisian bohemia to the battlefields of the First World War, the art of Félix Vallotton was forged in a time of great turbulence – but his vision remained astonishingly anställda and unique. Here was an artist who not only captured the essence of his time, but also put his own distinctive stamp on it, oscillating between incisive realism and biting irony. Discover him!

Félix Vallotton, the Swiss artist who conquered Paris

Born in Lausanne in 1865 to a modest Protestant family, Félix Vallotton soon set his sights on Paris, driven by his artistic ambitions from the age of 16. It was here, at the heart of the artistic effervescence, that he forged his reputation. Becoming a French citizen in 1900, he lived the rest of his life in France, but remained faithful to traditional modes of representation, favoring reality over the experimentation that led to avant-garde movements such as Impressionism and Cubism.

In the 1890s,

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Nabis on Paper

At the end of the 19th century, the Nabis formed a brotherhood of daring young artists who shared a common outlook and admired the work of Gauguin, whose lessons led Paul Sérusier to create the Talisman in 1888.

The ambition of this diverse group of friends was ‘to make art part of life’. They set out to explore a wide range of artistic media, from theatre sets to illustrations, pastels, posters and prints. Beyond the variety of techniques, these works bear witness to the singularity of the themes and style that characterise each of them.

Woman's head (recto); Landscape (verso) (4e quart 19e siècle ; 1er quart 20e siècle) by SÉRUSIER PaulMuseum of Pont-Aven

Paul Sérusier the ‘Nabi with the gleaming beard'

Paul Sérusier, one of the founders of the Nabis group, attached particular importance to the female figure throughout his work. In the Breton women, he tried to capture in a few lines the characteristic shapes of the face to create an arche