Vallotton Forever.

ISBN 10: 3858818968 / ISBN 13: 9783858818966

Published by Scheidegger and Spiess, 2026

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Publié à loccasion dune grande rétrospective au Musée cantonal des Beaux-Arts de Lausanne, « Vallotton Forever » rend hommage à lartiste suisse Félix Vallotton (1865-1925), figure marquante de la peinture, de la gravure et de lillustration. Vallotton se distingue par une observation acérée et distanciée du monde, une satire mordante et une quête dindépendance artistique constante. Louvrage réunit les regards croisés de spécialistes de renom (historiens de lart, écrivains, cinéastes) qui expriment leur fascination pour luvre et la personnalité de Vallotton. Il présente un panorama complet de sa production, des débuts jusquaux chefs-duvre de la période Nabi, en passant par ses expérimentations modernes en dialogue avec la tradition. À travers cette publication, le MCBA célèbre un artiste majeur, à la fois profondément suisse et intimement lié à la scène artistique française.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Vallotton Forever.
• Publisher: Scheidegger and Spiess
• Publication Date: 2026
• Language: French
• ISBN 10: 3858818968
• ISBN 13: 9783858818966
• Binding: Soft cover

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Synopsis

A celebration of Franco-Swiss artist Félix Vallotton, coinciding with a major retrospective in his hometown of Lausanne.

Félix Vallotton (1865–1925) remains a fascinating artist to this day. His paintings and prints, as well as his work as an illustrator and press cartoonist, are characterized by detached and critical observation, satirical sharpness, and a strong sense of independence. A century after his death, film director and screenwriter Lionel Baier, art historians Dario Gamboni and Choghakate Kazarian, literary scholar and writer Daniel Maggetti, and curators Catherine Lepdor and Katia Poletti share their views on Vallotton’s art and their enduring passion for it.

The French-language Vallotton Forever is published to coincide with a major retrospective at the Musée cantonal des Beaux-Arts in Vallotton’s native city of Lausanne, which is home to the world’s most comprehensive collection of his works. The volume celebrates an extraordinary artist who is recognized as one of the greats of art history in both his native Switzerland and his adopted home of France. It brings together key works from all periods of Vallotton’s career, from the early years and the iconic works of the Nabis period in the 1890s to his sophisticated dialogue with tradition in the modern era that marks his later years.

About the Authors

Catherine Lepdor is chief curator at the Musée cantonal des Beaux-Arts in Lausanne.

Katia Poletti is an art historian and curator with the Fondation Félix Vallotton in Lausanne.