Album Cover for "Paris Intense"

1894

Félix Vallotton

Associated Names
Félix Vallotton

Artist, Swiss, 1865 - 1925

The image shows a line of individuals with different appearances. The first person is wearing a coat and a top hat while holding a cane. Next to them is a woman wearing a dark cloak with feathers on her hat. Beside her is a child in dark clothing and a hat with a pom-pom, holding hands with a man in a casual shirt and a tilted hat. Following them are two women smiling and embracing each other. The last individual is wearing a tailed coat, a hat, and a bow tie. In the background, there is a textured wall with signs that say "PARIS INTENSE" and "par F. Vallotton," and a person in shadows on the left side.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph (zinc) on green wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 21.9 x 31.5 cm (8 5/8 x 12 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1952.8.479

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Vallotton/Goerg 1972, no. 45, State e/f

  • Series Title

    Paris Intense [Vallotton/Georg 45-51]


Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

2000

  • Prints Abound: Paris in the 1890s, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2000-2001, no. 48, as Frontispiece for Paris intense.

Bibliography

1932

  • Godefroy 1932, 44.

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.

2000

  • Prints Abound: Paris in the 1890s. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2000-2001: no. 48.

Wikidata ID

Q65223285

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