1895
ink
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
Dominant colour
Untitled is a 1895 ink by Félix Vallotton, a Impressionism work, held at Museum of Modern Art.
This print shows a woman in a long dress, standing alone against a dark background. Behind her, two men in suits face away, their heads cut off at the shoulders. The scene looks like a nighttime street, with a moon and faint lights in the sky. The woman’s dress is simple, but the whole image feels stiff and strange. The artist used sharp lines and flat black-and-white areas, which makes the scene look almost like a sketch. This style was common in woodcuts, where the artist carves into wood to print the image. Next, look up woodcut to see how this printing method works.
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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