Tag: Félix Vallotton
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01 Work, The Art of War, Félix Vallotton’s Verdun, with footnotes
Vallotton visited the front lines and trenches of the eastern front during WWI; and produced a series of 14 canvases. This one, christened “Verdun,” refers to the place that has come to symbolize World War I, where more than 600,000 soldiers from both sides perished in 1916. Deciding against painting the destructive “forces” themselves, Vallotton opted…
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06 Paintings, The Art Of The Nude, Félix Vallotton’s The Purple Hat, with footnotes #200
In darkly suggestive paintings and graphically spare prints, Félix Vallotton (1865–1925) chronicled fin de siècle Paris like no other artist of his generation. He lampooned the bourgeoisie with acerbic wit and laid bare the urban turmoil of a society in flux… Please follow link for full post
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03 CLASSIC WORKS OF ART, MARINE PAINTINGS – WITH FOOTNOTES, #59
Félix Vallotton, (1865–1925) La plage à Honfleur/ The beach at Honfleur, c. 1919 Oil on canvas, 54 x 81 cm. Private collection Honfleur is a commune in northwestern France. It is located on the southern bank of the estuary of the Seine across from le Havre. Its inhabitants are called Honfleurais. It is especially known for…
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