spezial 2013 - August Laube

for illustrations. In his woodcuts, Vallotton acquired a new
original style closely related to the avant-garde, the postimpressionists,
the art nouveau, and especially the ideal of
the Nabis. In his woodcuts, Vallotton exclusively worked
FÉLIX VALLOTTON
(Lausanne 1865 – 1925 Paris)
in black and white. Emphasizing the contours, he outlines
deep black against pure white. His contemporaries acknowledged
the revolutionary originality of his work.
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