Félix Edouard VallottonFrench, 1865–1925The Wind
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Washington, D.C., United States
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
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- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
Particulars
- Accession number
- 1985.64.41
What it shows
In the catalog
Sources
- National Gallery of Art
- Image: National Gallery of Art — Museum open access
Meanwhile, in the life of Félix Edouard Vallotton
The whole life1900s
Exhibitions across Europe and in Russia
In the 1900s Vallotton's exhibitions met with triumph in Vienna, Munich, Zurich, Prague, London and Stockholm; his works were also shown in Moscow, St Petersburg, Kiev, Odessa and Amsterdam.
23 March 1910
“Paints like a policeman”: a Zurich review
A critic in the Neue Zürcher Zeitung complained that Vallotton “paints like a policeman”, that everything in his work “creaks with an intolerable dryness” and his colours lack all joy. The severity of his style was often criticised, though his truthfulness and technique were respected.
1912
Declines the Legion of Honour
The French government offered Vallotton the Legion of Honour, but, like his fellow Nabis Bonnard and Vuillard, he declined.
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