Two Girls in Chemises (Deux fillettes en chemise)

1893

Félix Vallotton

Associated Names
Félix Vallotton

Artist, Swiss, 1865 - 1925

The image shows two figures sitting side by side. Both figures are shown from the waist up, facing each other. They are depicted with rounded heads, hair covering their ears, and simple facial features. They are dressed in sleeveless garments with minimal details. The color scheme is monochromatic with a contrast between black and tan. There are no visible jewelry items or objects. The background is black, representing a wall or shadowed area. The lower part of the scene is framed by the tan paper.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut in black on brown wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    block: 4.2 x 5.8 cm (1 5/8 x 2 5/16 in.)
    sheet: 12.6 x 16 cm (4 15/16 x 6 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1999.106.5

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Vallotton/Goerg 1972, no. 121

  • Series Title

    Les petites baigneuses (The Little Bathers): 5 [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 left in block: FV; lower right in graphite: fv; by later hand, lower left verso in graphite: 121 6

Wikidata ID

Q75423223

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