Description: Vallotton's vivid, enigmatic and sometimes unsettling paintings and woodcuts made him a key commentator on the social mores of fin-de-si cle Paris By the end of the 19th century, Paris was the unrivaled capital of the Western art world. Impressionism had transformed the visual arts and post-impressionism was flourishing in its wake; new boulevards and parks had modernized the city; theaters and department stores provided endless opportunities for entertainment and consumption. Artists were seen by many as the avant-garde of a new society. Into this dynamic world arrived the 16-year-old F lix Vallotton, who became closely involved with a group of artists known as the Nabis, which included Pierre Bonnard and Edouard Vuillard. Vallotton adopted their decorative painterly language, also sharing their interest in journalistic illustration and Japanese ukiyo-e prints. His paintings and woodcuts offered witty and often unsettling observations of domestic and political life, and he is now considered one of the greatest printmakers of his age. As his work evolved, the sharp realism and cool linearity of his later style made him one of the most distinctive artists of the early 20th century. Generously illustrated throughout with the finest of his paintings and prints, this book accompanies a new presentation of Vallotton's oeuvre in New York and London that includes works never before seen in public and aims to reevaluate his output and legacy. Texts by leading authorities on the artist look at his life, work and reception. Swiss artist F lix Vallotton (1865-1925) was born in Lausanne, but spent much of his working life in France. Although he produced some of his most important work in Paris in the 1890s in painting and print, his original and innovative approach persisted throughout his career., The Swiss artist Felix Vallotton (1865-1925) was born in Lausanne, but spent much of his working life in France. Closely associated with Pierre Bonnard and Edouard Vuillard, and a fellow member of the avant-garde group Les Nabis, Vallotton has nonetheless sometimes been overshadowed by his more famous contemporaries. Although he produced some of his most important work in Paris in the 1890s, his original and innovative approach persisted throughout his career. Texts by leading authorities on the artist look at his life, work and reception. Generously illustrated throughout with the finest exemplars of the artist's paintings and prints, this book accompanies a new presentation of Vallotton's oeuvre that aims to re-evaluate his output and legacy, and includes some works never seen before.
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Publication Name: Antique Collectors' Club
Special Attributes: EX-LIBRARY
Book Series: Felix
Book Title: Félix Vallotton
Number of Pages: 184 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Royal Academy of Arts
Publication Year: 2019
Item Height: 0.8 in
Topic: History / Modern (Late 19th Century to 1945), Individual Artists / Monographs, Military / World War I, Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions / General, Prints, History / General
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Art, History
Item Weight: 0 Oz
Item Length: 11.3 in
Author: Félix Vallotton
Item Width: 9.3 in
Format: Hardcover
