1894
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
A Edgar Poe is a 1894 ink by Félix Vallotton, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This is a simple black-and-white portrait of a man with dark hair, a mustache, and a high-collared shirt. His face is drawn in bold lines, and the background looks like a rough wood grain pattern. The name "A Edgar Poe" is written below the image in uneven letters. The artist used a woodcut technique, where the image is carved into wood and then printed. This style makes the lines look sharp and the shading flat. Next, check out woodcut to see how this printmaking 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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