Leaving the Water (La sortie du bain)

1893

Félix Vallotton

Associated Names
Félix Vallotton

Artist, Swiss, 1865 - 1925

This is a painting of two abstract figures in contrasting light and dark shades. The image features two stylized figures, one seated and one bending forward, depicted in a minimalist black-and-white style. The figures are composed using solid, flat areas of black against a natural, light-colored background, creating a strong contrast. The use of negative space highlights the forms and contours of the figures, giving them a sense of movement and interaction.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut in black on brown wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    block: 5.5 x 6.5 cm (2 3/16 x 2 9/16 in.)
    sheet: 12.8 x 16 cm (5 1/16 x 6 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1999.106.4

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Vallotton/Goerg 1972, no. 120

  • Series Title

    Les petites baigneuses (The Little Bathers): 4 [Vallotton/Goerg 117-126]

Artwork history & notes

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 block: FV; lower right in graphite: fv; by later hand, lower left verso in graphite: 120 5

Wikidata ID

Q75423218

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