The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of April 25, 2024

Poker

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.)
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=25 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

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