L'Accident (The Accident)

1893

Félix Vallotton

Associated Names
Félix Vallotton

Artist, Swiss, 1865 - 1925

This is a drawing of a street accident involving a horse-drawn carriage. The scene shows a horse rearing up on its hind legs, causing chaos. Several individuals are trying to control the situation, with one person managing the horse and another holding onto the side of the carriage. The drawing is done in a dramatic, illustrative style with bold black lines against a brownish background. A small crowd of onlookers watches from the side. The background is minimal, focusing on the struggle between man and beast in the center of the composition.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph (zinc) on yellow wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 22.2 x 31.2 cm (8 3/4 x 12 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1952.8.485

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Vallotton/Goerg 1972, no. 50, State b/d

  • 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. 50a.

Bibliography

1932

  • Godefroy 1932, 49.

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. 71.

2000

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

Wikidata ID

Q65223333

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