1901
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
You give me your money... is a 1901 by Félix Vallotton, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
A man in a top hat hands a coin to a woman while a shadowy figure looms behind him, knife in hand. The scene feels like a silent movie—sharp lines, no color, just light and dark. This is a woodcut, a print carved from a block of wood. Vallotton made it for a satirical magazine, mocking greed and crime in Paris. The shadow isn’t just decoration; it’s the whole point—something sinister hiding in plain sight. If you like how Vallotton turns everyday scenes into sharp little stories, look up *chiaroscuro*.
This print was published in the magazine L’Assiette au Beurre (March 1, 1902 ) as plate 12 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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