The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of December 18, 2025
Poker
1896
(Swiss French, 1865–1925)
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.- Inventive Impressions: 18th- and 19-Century French Prints. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 26-October 28, 2001).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).
- {{cite web|title=Poker|url=false|author=Félix Vallotton|year=1896|access-date=18 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}
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