A Edgar Poe

1894

Félix Vallotton

Associated Names
Félix Vallotton

Artist, Swiss, 1865 - 1925

The image shows a man's face and upper torso. He is facing forward with a direct gaze. The man has deep-set eyes, a defined nose, and a distinctive mustache. His hair is dark, wavy, and extends outward on both sides. He is wearing a dark garment with a light-colored cravat around his neck. The background has a textured effect with horizontal lines, and the name "A EDGAR POE" is inscribed at the bottom. In the bottom right corner, there are initials "FV."

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut on brown wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Frank Anderson Trapp

  • Dimensions

    plate: 15.9 x 12.2 cm (6 1/4 x 4 13/16 in.)
    sheet: 32.5 x 14.5 cm (12 13/16 x 5 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2003.118.28

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Vallotton/Goerg 1972, no. 147, State c/e

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Frank Anderson Trapp [1922-2005], Amherst, MA; gift to NGA, 2003.

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 center of block: A EDGAR POE; lower right of block: EV

Wikidata ID

Q75428372

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