While clearly demonstrating the strength of the technique, his works seemed to fall in-between the styles and artistic movements of his time. His early prints and woodcuts made on a gamut of topics from the docile scene with music instruments to observations of everyday life to the street riots are examples of a mastery of detail and minimalist touch. Well-known to art historians but not widely recognized by the public, Vallotton’s works are a mix of keen observation, wry wit, and subtle yet potent critique of the hypocrisy of bourgeoisie and the sinful pleasures of Belle Epoch France. The exhibition also showcases powerful oil paintings of the genre scenes, nudes, and landscapes of his mature period. These early works were made at the beginning of artist’s career when he experimented with steep perspectives and flat images of the Nabis circle principles.

Covering all the major phases of Vallotton’s oeurvre, the exhibition starts with his early prints and woodcuts. Art in NYC: Felix Vallotton Exhibition at the Met Museum The Met Museum presents Felix Vallotton: Painter of Disquiet, a retrospective of the most notable paintings and art prints depicting the fin-de-siècle Paris On view from Octo– JanuFive O’Clock, 1898, Distemper on cardboard, Private collection / Photo © Fondation Félix Vallotton, LausanneĪ fascinating exhibition of major works by Felix Vallotton tells a provocative story about life in Paris at the turn of the 20th century.

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