They preached spiritual renewal and, more productively, a jettisoning of the canvas’s illusionistic space in favor of stylization, lurid color, and an overt use of ornament. He soon fell in with the Nabis (Hebrew for “prophets”), a group united in their esteem for Gauguin and Cézanne that included Bonnard and Vuillard. What, aside from double-entry bookkeeping, lurked in the heart of the bourgeoisie, and how to represent its likeness?Įnter Félix Vallotton, striver son in a Swiss bourgeois family who came to Paris in 1882 and enrolled at the Académie Julian, a freewheeling alternative to the École des Beaux-Arts. In little more than a century, this newish class had gone from being comedic fast-talking Figaros to planet-altering overlords striding across the globe in search of a soul, status, and an appropriate self-image. Félix Vallotton died in Paris on December 29, 1925.The bourgeoisie: now there’s a subject for a nineteenth-century artist. This subject, although tragic, enabled him to restore his success, which had been somewhat weakened over the years, and to place him among the greatest artists of his generation. Outdoor scenes, nudes and still lifes were a real source of inspiration for Félix Vallotton, as was the First World War. He then devoted himself solely to his art, inspired by Van Gogh and Cézanne.
In 1893, Vallotton joined the group, led by Paul Gauguin. Over the course of the next ten years of his career, he earned an international reputation, supported by the Nabis movement. There, he met many post-impressionist artists who inspired him and allowed him to develop his style. Vallotton moved to Paris where he attended painting lessons at the Académie Julian. He was a Swiss painter, sculptor, wood engraver, novelist and art critic who became a naturalised French citizen in 1900. Félix Vallotton canvas prints & artprintsįélix Vallotton was born on Decemin Lausanne.
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