Vallotton, Félix ; Rudolf Koella; Katia Poleti — Felix Vallotton, 1865-1925 : Critique D'Art

Milan, Italy, 5 Continents, 2012. Softcover. Bw illustrated wraps with yellow text. 256 pp. Small color illustrations. Text in French. "A Lausanne native who had been living in Paris for several years, Félix Vallotton was twenty-four years old when he wrote his first art review. He had not yet achieved the renown he would later enjoy as an engraver, illustrator, and painter. In the Gazette de Lausanne, and later in Parisian publications, he contributed numerous reviews of group exhibitions, several monographs, as well as essays on art and a few responses to surveys, between 1890 and 1921. The "artist-critic" demonstrates an uncommon freedom of expression and adopts a sharp, sometimes ironic tone that reveals his aesthetic choices. These texts, which have remained largely unknown, shed new light on the artist. Annotated and illustrated, they are published here in their entirety for the first time. VG .