Père

1894

Félix Vallotton

Associated Names
Félix Vallotton

Artist, Swiss, 1865 - 1925

This is a drawing of a theatrical event announcement. The composition is a detailed poster highlighting a gala evening featuring a play by August Strindberg, with accompanying text in an ornamental, artistic style. The poster announces a theatrical performance and lists the distribution of roles alongside decorative elements. It includes illustrations of figures reading a book at a desk and possibly sleeping figures in the lower left corner, surrounded by swirling lines. The artistic lettering and the inclusion of both text and illustrative figures suggest an Art Nouveau influence.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in green on japan paper (deluxe edition impression)

  • Credit Line

    Gift of the Cafritz Foundation in memory of Martin Atlas

  • Dimensions

    overall: 43.8 x 57.9 cm (17 1/4 x 22 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1999.46.3

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Vallotton/Goerg 1972, no. 53, State b

  • Series Title

    Théâtre de l'Oeuvre

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(C. & J. Goodfriend, NY); purchased by NGA in 1999.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1972

  • Vallotton, Maxime and Charles Goerg. Felix Vallotton, catalogue raisonne de l'oeuvre grave et lithographie; catalogue raisonne of the printed graphic work. Geneva: Les Editions de Bonvent, 1972.

Inscriptions

lower right in stone in ligature: FV; upper left in stone: Theâtre de l'Oeuvre / Vendredi 14 Decembre / PERE / tragédie de 3 actes / de Aug. Strinberg...; lower right, below stone, signed in graphite: FVallotton / 401; verso, lower left, in graphite: APG 13075R

Wikidata ID

Q75422837

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