L à ge Du Papier: Félix Vallotton Illustrateur (Hardcover)

Félix Vallotton a versatile artist left his mark on the history of illustration. His sharp eye and prolific talent propelled him to the heart of avant-garde magazines. This book explores this little-known aspect of his work with over 250 reproductions. Text in French. Painter engraver illustrator writer and art critic Félix Vallotton (1865-1925) is known for the impact of his compositions a combination of his decorative instincts and graphic wit. His revival of the woodcut in the 1890s quickly established him in the art and literary circles of Paris and his talent as a prolific illustrator especially for the press spread his fame throughout Europe and as far afield as the United States. He illustrated bestsellers such as Poil de Carotte by Jules Renard and contributed to the most fashionable avant-garde periodicals of the time: including La Revue Blanche Le Rire Le Cri de Paris L Assiette au Beurre and Le Canard Sauvage in Paris Jugend and Die Insel in Munich and Berlin The Studio in London The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine in New York among others. This book assembles a number of critical essays and a selection of around 250 reproductions to explore this little-known aspect of Vallotton s work. It is being brought out to coincide with the online publication of Félix Vallotton illustrateur. Catalogue raisonné (volume 32 in the Catalogues raisonnés d artistes suisses series created by Fondation Félix Vallotton Lausanne and Institut suisse pour l étude de l art Lausanne/Zurich (SIK-ISEA). Text in French.