19th Century
19th Century
Félix Vallotton
A Life Bridging Worlds: Félix Vallotton and the Fin de Siècle Félix Édouard Vallotton, born in Lausanne, Switzerland in 1865, was an artist whose work embodies the complex spirit of the *fin de siècle*. He navigated a path between his Swiss roots and the vibrant artistic milieu of Paris, ultimately becoming a pivotal figure in the development of modern art. His early life, steeped in the conservative Protestant values of his family—his father a pharmacist, later a chocolatier—provided a stark contrast to the bohemian world he would embrace as an artist. Though initially steered towards class…
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An Interactive Constellation
The Subject Atlas
A chart of Félix Vallotton's corpus mapped not by date but by subject. Spokes are what they painted; rings are when; and the threads between stars reveal the patrons and places that secretly connect them.
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Spokes — Subject
Each arm of the atlas gathers works by what they depict: portraits, sacred scenes, mythologies, and the scientific studies. Click a spoke to swing that cluster to the top.
Rings — Career Period
Distance from the center marks time. The innermost ring is the earliest period; the outermost, the final years. Style matures as you move outward.
Threads — Shared Context
Coloured lines link works bound by the same patron, commission, or theme. Trace a context to watch related clusters light up across subjects.