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Félix Vallotton
Description
- Félix Vallotton
- La cuisinière, 1892
- Unten links signiert und datiert
- Öl auf Holz
- 33 x 41 cm
Provenance
Paul Vallotton, Lausanne
Dithée Vallotton, Lausanne
Alfred Vallotton, Paris
Galerie Koller, Zürich, 22.06.2007, Nr. 3036A
Galerie Koller, Zürich, 07.12.2007, Nr. 03025
Tajan, Paris, 08.12.2015, Nr. 27
Europäische Sammlung
Exhibited
Zürich, Kunsthaus, Félix Vallotton, 1928, Nr. 12 (Frau am Herd)
Genf, Musée de l'Athénée, Exposition Félix Vallotton 1865-1925, 1928, Nr. 22 (Intérieur de cuisine)
Paris, Galerie Druet, Vallotton inconnu. Oeuvres exécutées par Félix Vallotton, 1929, Nr. 18 (La cuisinière)
Zürich, Kunsthaus, Félix Vallotton 1865-1925, 1938, Nr. 12 (Intérieur de cuisine, Hélène Chatenay)
Basel, Kunsthalle, Félix Vallotton (1865-1925) 1942, Nr. 185 (In der Küche (Hélène Chatenay))
Lausanne, Musée cantonal des beaux-arts, Peintures de Félix Vallotton, 1953, Nr. 5
Rotterdam, Museum Boijmans van Beuningen / Bruxelles, Palais des beaux-arts, Félix Vallotton 1865-1925, 1954, Nr. 5
Basel, Kunsthalle / Düsseldorf, Kunstverein für die Rheinlande und Westfalen, Félix Vallotton, 1957, Nr. 12/7
London, The Lefevre Gallery, Paintings by Félix Vallotton, 1957, Nr. 2
Zürich, Kunsthaus, Félix Vallotton, 1965, Nr. 11
Paris, Musée national d'art moderne / Charleroi, Palais des beaux-arts, Vallotton, 1966-67, Nr. 7
New York, Hirschl and Adler Galleries, Félix Vallotton (1865-1925). A Retrospective Exhibition of Paintings, Drawings, Woodcuts and Engravings, 1970, Nr. 18 (The Cook)
Paris, Galerie Arts plastiques modernes, Félix Vallotton, 1975-76
Literature
Hedy Hahnloser-Bühler, Félix Vallotton et ses amis, Paris 1936, S. 81, Abb. 14
Edmond Jaloux, Félix Vallotton, in: Formes et couleurs, Lausanne 1940, abgebildet
N.S., Basler Nachrichten, 20.02.1942
Félix Vallotton 1865-1925, Ausstellungskatalog, Museum Boijmans van Beuningen, Rotterdam / Palais des beaux-arts, Bruxelles, 1954, Nr. 5, abgebildet
Peintures de Félix Vallotton, Ausstellungskatalog, Musée cantonal des beaux-art Lausanne 1953, Nr. 5 (abgebildet auf Umschlag)
N.s., The Times, 16.11.1957
André Kuenzi, Gazette de Lausanne, 24.-25.04.1965, S. 15
Claude Roger-Marx, La Figaro littéraire, 20.10.1966
Annette Vaillant, L'ami Vallotton, 1966, S. 8
Vallotton, Ausstellungskatalog, Musée national d'art moderne, Paris / Palais des beaux-arts, Charleroi, 1966-67, Nr. 7, S. 28, abgebildet
Jacques Monnier, Félix Vallotton, Lausanne 1970, S. 12f., abgebildet, S. 67
Félix Vallotton (1865-1925). A Retrospective Exhibition of Paintings, Drawings, Woodcuts and Engravings, Ausstellungskatalog, Hirschl and Adler Galleries, New York 1970, Nr. 18 (The Cook), Nr. 18, abgebildet
Lise Marie Holst, Félix Vallotton's Intimités. Le cauchemar d'un érudit, 1979, S. 13, Abb. 12
Günther Busch, Félix Vallotton, 1982, S. 99f., S. 129, abgebildet
Bernard Dorival, Das Rätsel Vallotton, 1982, S. 9f., S. 129, abgebildet
Doris Jakubec, Félix Vallotton, ein Porträt, 1982, S. 20f., S. 129, abgebildet
Ashley Saint James, Félix Vallotton. The Nabi Years, 1982. S. 75f., S. 218, S. 277, Nr. 56
Günther Busch, Félix Vallotton, une anticipation exemplaire, 1985, Abb. 11, S. 60f., S. 65
Bernard Dorival, L'énigme Vallotton, 1985, Abb. 11, S. 22
Doris Jakubec, Portrait de Félix Vallotton, 1985, Abb. 11, S. 143
Marina Ducrey, Félix Vallotton. La vie, la technique, l'oeuvre peint, Lausanne 1989, S. 60
Claire Frèches-Thory/Terrasse, Les nabis, 1990, S. 47f., abgebildet, S.51
Deborah Goodman, Vallotton et la Grande Guerre, New Haven 1992, S. 286
John Klein, L'art du portrait et de l'intégration chez le "très singulier" Vallotton, New Haven 1992, S. 113f., S. 297, Nr. 38
Sasha M. Newman, Introduction, 1992, Abb. 6, S. 14f., S. 148, S. 294, Nr. 48
Monique Eleb / Anne Debarre, L'invention de l'habitation moderne, Paris 1995, S. 118, abgebildet (Detail)
Marina Ducrey unter der Mitarbeit von Katia Poletti, Félix Vallotton (1865-1925) – L’œuvre peint, catalogue raisonné, Milan, Lausanne, Zurich 2005, Bd. II, S. 64, Nr. 120, abgebildet (in Farbe)
Condition
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Catalogue Note
In the summer of 1892, Félix Vallotton and Hélène Chatenay visited his Polish friend, the painter Félix Jasinski in Ballancourt, in the French region of Seine-et-Oise not far from Paris. Jasinski commissioned Vallotton to work with him on a project he was completing for the "Gesellschaft der Freunde der Schönen Künste Krakau" – a large-scale reproduction of the painting “The Constitution of 3 May 1791” by the painter Matejko. Our charming painting of Hélène cooking was also completed during this stay. The small portrait is painted with great care and composed with love and attention to detail. The delicate texture of the young woman’s garment, as well as the light reflected off the copper pots and kettles appear naturalistic and are in line with the realist tradition of the 19th century. Beyond the realism in the interior scene being shown, the work carries emotional significance: through the perspective of the enamored painter who depicts Hélène, his girlfriend at the time, his love for her becomes tangible. The present work represents an impressive early interior painting by Félix Vallotton.