Félix Vallotton

Also known as F. Vallotton, Félix-Emile-Jean Vallotton, Félix Emile-Jean Vallotton, Félix-Édouard Vallotton

Swiss painter and printmaker (1865-1925)

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Félix Édouard Vallotton (1865–1925) was a Swiss and French painter, sculptor, art critic, and xylographer. Born in Lausanne, he was educated at the Académie Julian. His artistic output included works in the genres of portrait, landscape, genre, and mythological painting. Notable works include *Étude de fesses*, *The Abduction of Europa*, and *The White and the Black*.

Vallotton was associated with the Les Nabis, Impressionism, Symbolism, and Post-impressionism movements. He spoke French. His works are held in the collections of the Städel Museum, Minneapolis Institute of Art, Art Institute of Chicago, and The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. He died of cancer in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Paris, and is buried in Montparnasse Cemetery.

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Born: Félix Édouard Vallotton , December 28, 1865, Lausanne , Switzerland
Died: December 29, 1925 (aged 60), Neuilly-sur-Seine , Paris
Education: École des Beaux-Arts , Académie Julian
Known for: Painting , woodcuts

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Instance of: human
Given name: Édouard
Gender: male
Citizenship: France
Place of birth: Lausanne
Place of death: Paris
Educated at: Académie Julian
Languages spoken: French
Native language: French
Student of: Gustave Boulanger
Field of work: belletristic literature
Genre: still life
Movement: Art Nouveau
Image: Vallotton-Autoportrait.jpg
Work location: Zurich

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Commons category: Félix Vallotton
date of birth: 1865-12-28
date of death: 1925-12-29
Commons Creator page: Félix Vallotton
Commons gallery: Félix Vallotton
place of burial: Montparnasse Cemetery
birth name: Félix Édouard Vallotton
cause of death: cancer
manner of death: natural causes
writing language: French
ethnic group: French
name in native language: Félix Vallotton
influenced by: Charles Maurin
member of: Les Nabis
significant person: Charles Maurin
described at URL: www.lemondedesarts.com/DossierVallotton.htm

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22 objects attributed to Félix Vallotton, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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Félix Édouard Vallotton ( French: [feliks edwaʁ valɔtɔ̃]; December 28, 1865 – December 29, 1925) was a Swiss and French painter and printmaker associated with the group of artists known as Les Nabis. He was an important figure in the development of the modern woodcut. He painted portraits, landscapes, nudes, still lifes, and other subjects in an unemotional, realistic style.

His earliest paintings were influenced by Holbein and Ingres. He developed a simpler style during his association with Les Nabis during the 1890s, and produced woodcuts which brought him international recognition. Characterized by broad masses of black and white with minimal detail, they include street scenes, bathers, portraits, and a series of ten interiors titled Intimités (Intimacies) that portray charged domestic encounters between men and women. He produced few prints after 1901, and concentrated instead on painting. His later paintings include highly finished portraits and nudes, and landscapes painted from memory.

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