L'Averse (The Shower)

1894

Félix Vallotton

Associated Names
Félix Vallotton

Artist, Swiss, 1865 - 1925

This is a drawing of a rainy street scene. The image depicts a bustling urban environment where horse-drawn carriages and pedestrians dominate the streets. The illustration is rendered in strong black and white contrast, capturing the essence of an active city street under the pouring rain. The figures, using umbrellas, seem to be struggling against the rain and wind. In the background, outlines of buildings and trees provide a sense of depth, while the rain is illustrated with diagonal lines suggesting its direction. This detailed depiction gives the viewer a vivid sense of the weather's impact on city life, emphasizing the resilience and motion of the scene.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph (zinc) on yellow wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 22.8 x 31.3 cm (9 x 12 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1952.8.484

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Vallotton/Goerg 1972, no. 51, State b/f

  • Series Title

    Paris Intense [Vallotton/Goerg 45-51]

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

2000

  • Prints Abound: Paris in the 1890s, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2000-2001, no. 50, as L'Averse (The Shower), from Paris intense.

Bibliography

1932

  • Godefroy 1932, 50.

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.

1992

  • Newman, Sasha. Félix Vallotton. New Haven, 1992: no. 73.

2000

  • Prints Abound: Paris in the 1890s. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2000-2001: no. 50.

Wikidata ID

Q65223330

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