Félix Vallotton (December 28, 1865 – December 29, 1925)

                                                                                  

Sunset

1918

Who remembers Vallotton? Constantly protean, Vallotton grew from an academically inclined, masterful painter to a revolutionary one. And, for me, there is always a sense of emotion and experimentation in his works (even those later works that critics, I think rather mistakenly, derided as lacking in heart). I have never understood why he remains so unknown or unloved, even in artistic circles–Who is Vallotton? 

A Vallon Landscape

1923

Nude at the Stove

1900

Basket of Cherries

1921 

Dinner by Lamplight

1900 

Washerwomen at Etretat

1899 

Solitaire (or Nude Playing Cards)

1912