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Source Description
Swiss-born artist Félix Vallotton was known for boldly graphic images that depicted—often satirically—the lives of the Parisian bourgeoisie. He used this style, which featured flat planes of black and white, to produce both woodcuts and illustrations for popular journals. This drawing was reproduced in an 1894 issue of the popular arts and culture weekly <em>Le Courrier Français. </em>It depicts a sea of top-hat-clad men and veiled women departing a Parisian theater, probably the Odéon, with a sense of chaos that belies their formal attire. Like many of his time, Vallotton was interested in the psychology of crowds and the impact of urban life on the inhabitants of modern cities like Paris.
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Document identity
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693461
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The Exit
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drawing
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693461
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drawing
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The Exit
description
Swiss-born artist Félix Vallotton was known for boldly graphic images that depicted—often satirically—the lives of the Parisian bourgeoisie. He used this style, which featured flat planes of black and white, to produce both woodcuts and illustrations for popular journals. This drawing was reproduced in an 1894 issue of the popular arts and culture weekly <em>Le Courrier Français. </em>It depicts a sea of top-hat-clad men and veiled women departing a Parisian theater, probably the Odéon, with a sense of chaos that belies their formal attire. Like many of his time, Vallotton was interested in the psychology of crowds and the impact of urban life on the inhabitants of modern cities like Paris.
date
1894
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CC0
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CC0
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en
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8972
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Drawing
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1
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import
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Sheet: 36.2 x 26.4 cm (14 1/4 x 10 3/8 in.)
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France
accession
2025.149
Source extras
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India ink and graphite on paper
tombstone
The Exit, 1894. Félix Vallotton (Swiss French, 1865–1925). India ink and graphite on paper; sheet: 36.2 x 26.4 cm (14 1/4 x 10 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 2025.149
collection
DR - French
didYouKnow
This drawing was one of five that Vallotton created for reproduction in <em>Le Courrier Français</em> in 1894.
citations
citation
Herbert, Robert L., and Yale University Art Gallery. Neo-Impressionists and Nabis in the Collection of Arthur G. Altschul. New Haven: Yale University Art Gallery, 1965.
citation
Vallotton, Félix, Musée cantonal des beaux-arts Lausanne, and Galerie Paul Vallotton. La Galerie Paul Vallotton SA a L’honneur de PréSenter, Du 19 Novembre 1992 Au 30 Janvier 1993, Une SéLection d’Œuvres de FéLix Vallotton. Lausanne: La Galerie, 1992.
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Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund
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2026-05-29 09:18:22.609000
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693461
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Drawings
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DR - French
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India ink and graphite on paper
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Nabis
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photo
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