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The Jungfrau

1892

Félix Vallotton

(Swiss French, 1865–1925)
Culture
France, 19th century
Medium
woodcut
Support
Wove paper
Measurements
Sheet: 25 x 32.2 cm (9 13/16 x 12 11/16 in.); Image: 14.4 x 25.5 cm (5 11/16 x 10 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
John L. Severance Fund 2001.100
Catalogue raisonné
Vallotton and Goerg 90
Edition
30 impressions, signed lower right
Public Domain
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Location
Not on view
Print

Description

Vallotton’s style was based upon the stark contrast between black and white. In executing this view of the Jungfrau mountain in the Swiss Alps, he relied on the tight precision of his technique to convey the drama and mystery of the mountains. Although done by a Nabis artist at the close of the 19th century, this image harks back to the Romantic landscapes of the beginning of the century, in which wonders of the natural world, such as mountains, waterfalls, and volcanoes, were rendered as sublime and fearsome. Vallotton’s aim, however, was more decorative than sublime.
A horizontally oriented woodcut print in black ink features a mountain landscape. Dark, textured slopes rise in the left and right foregrounds, framing horizontal white mist in the center. A jagged peak rises in the upper center against a black sky with stars and a crescent moon. In the lower left, a label reads "LA JUNGFRAU." while initials "FV" sit in the lower right, with a pencil signature below.

The Jungfrau

1892

Félix Vallotton

(Swiss French, 1865–1925)
France, 19th century

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