1901
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
You can bawl... is a 1901 by Félix Vallotton, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
A woman sits alone in a dark room, her face buried in her hands. The only light comes from a small window, casting sharp shadows on the walls. She looks completely broken. This is a woodcut print, not a painting—Vallotton carved the image into a block of wood, then inked and pressed it. The stark black-and-white lines make the scene feel even heavier. It was part of a series about crime and punishment, published in a French magazine in 1902. If you like this kind of raw emotion, look up the technique *chiaroscuro*.
This print was published in the magazine L’Assiette au Beurre (March 1, 1902 ) as plate 4 from the series Crimes and Punishments .
Read the full account in the museum source.
Félix Édouard Vallotton (French: ; December 28, 1865 – December 29, 1925) was a Swiss and French painter and printmaker associated with the group of artists known as Les Nabis.
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