His painting evolved towards more stylised scenes which approached his engravings, a practice he turned away from in 1900. The artist exhibited with the Nabis for the first time at the Salon des Indépendants in 1893, where he caused a sensation with The Bath, Summer Evening. It is in his engraving that the multiple aspects of his talent best reveal themselves, whether it be those of the portraitist, the draughtsman of everyday life, the decorator, or the accomplished designer.” “Vallotton’s engraving reached such a level of originality that the various influences which merged within it were no longer perceptible, creating a language all of his own which no longer resembled that of anyone else. Vallotton’s engravings primarily consist of large areas of black and white and are characterised by their stark contrast and acute attention to detail.

Vallotton later tried his hand at engraving, a form he soon mastered and received widescale acclaim for, his prints used in many magazines and publications of the day. It was however in his portrayals of Parisian life that Vallotton developed an individual style, which he changed very little afterwards. Following studies at the Académie Julian and École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, he strove to make his living by painting portraits. He was an important figure in the development of the modern woodcut.īorn in Lausanne, Switzerland in 1865 and obtaining French citizenship in 1900, Vallotton drew his inspiration from this double culture. Félix Edouard Vallotton (Decem– December 29, 1925) was a Swiss/French painter and printmaker associated with Les Nabis.

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