The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of December 1, 2023

Poker

1896

Félix Vallotton

(Swiss French, 1865–1925)

France, 19th century

Woodcut

Sheet: 25.3 x 31.8 cm (9 15/16 x 12 1/2 in.); Image: 17.8 x 22.3 cm (7 x 8 3/4 in.)

Gift of Mrs. Malcolm L. McBride 1959.303

Catalogue raisonné: Vallotton and Goerg 170a

Location

not on view

Description

The bold, simplified style of Vallotton's more than 200 woodcuts made him a central figure in the late 19th-century revival of the medium. With stylized forms and striking contrasts of black and white, Vallotton effectively depicted the personality of each poker player and the brightly lit candelabra in the otherwise darkened room.

Exhibition history

The Cleveland Museum of Art; 8/26/01-10/28/01. "Inventive Impressions: 18th- and 19th-Century French Prints".

The Milieu of Edvard Munch. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (May 5-June 5, 1977).

Inventive Impressions: 18th- and 19-Century French Prints. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 26-October 28, 2001).

Source URL: https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1959.303