![]() Vallotton's woodcut style was novel in its starkly reductive opposition of large masses of undifferentiated black and areas of unmodulated white. In the western world, the relief print, in the form of commercial wood engraving, had long been utilized mainly as a means to accurately reproduce drawn or painted images and, latterly, photographs. The many woodcuts Vallotton produced during the 1890s were recognized as innovative, and established him as a leader in the revival of true woodcut as an artistic medium. In 1891, he executed his first woodcut, a portrait of Paul Verlaine. Over the following decade, Vallotton painted, wrote art criticism, and made a number of prints. He was an important figure in the development of the modern woodcut. Félix Edouard Vallotton (Decem– December 29, 1925) was a Swiss/French painter and printmaker associated with the collective known as Les Nabis. ![]() ![]() ![]() Art Brokerage: Felix Vallotton Swiss/French Artist: b. ![]()
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