GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The Shower is one of seven prints that Félix Vallotton included in an album titled Paris Intense (Intense Paris). The series illustrates, sometimes humorously, the trials and tribulations of living in the metropolis, such as this scene of Parisians scurrying in the midst of a sudden downpour. The simplified forms, compositional structure, and subject were likely inspired by Japanese woodblock prints from the Edo period (1615–1868). Although he was also a gifted painter, Vallotton is perhaps better known for such striking prints that contrast solid black forms with the white of the paper support.
Excerpt from
Nicole Myers, DMA label copy, 2017.
NOTES
Portfolio name- Paris Intense
Add Prints Abound, Cate (2000) bibliography- published as no. 50, part of the Paris Intense series.
Also see question about Joly as editor in draft for 1956.81
Related Object: 1984.202.406 Ando Hiroshige, Shono: A Rain Shower
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Depicted location and place of origin: Paris (France): TGN: 7008038
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zincograph
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rain
umbrellas
street
pedestrian
perspective
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trees
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cityscape
figures
hat
dress
children
men
women
pattern
beard
coat
carriage
horse
gray
black
linear
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- Félix Vallotton, Downpour (also known as The Shower, L'Averse), 1894~See another woodcut of this subject, which Vallotton made in the same year as the print in the DMA collection.
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General Description
The Shower is one of seven prints that Félix Vallotton included in an album titled Paris Intense (Intense Paris). The series illustrates, sometimes humorously, the trials and tribulations of living in the metropolis, such as this scene of Parisians scurrying in the midst of a sudden downpour. The simplified forms, compositional structure, and subject were likely inspired by Japanese woodblock prints from the Edo period (1615–1868). Although he was also a gifted painter, Vallotton is perhaps better known for such striking prints that contrast solid black forms with the white of the paper support.
Excerpt from
Nicole Myers, DMA label copy, 2017.
Fun Facts
Archival Resources
Web Resources
- Félix Vallotton, Downpour (also known as The Shower, L'Averse), 1894~See another woodcut of this subject, which Vallotton made in the same year as the print in the DMA collection.
Notes
Portfolio name- Paris Intense
Add Prints Abound, Cate (2000) bibliography- published as no. 50, part of the Paris Intense series.
Also see question about Joly as editor in draft for 1956.81
Related Object: 1984.202.406 Ando Hiroshige, Shono: A Rain Shower
Catalogue essays
Artist/designers
Cultures
Geography
Depicted location and place of origin: Paris (France): TGN: 7008038
Process/materials
zincograph
Historical periods
Individuals
Subject terms
rain
umbrellas
street
pedestrian
perspective
scale
trees
facades
cityscape
figures
hat
dress
children
men
women
pattern
beard
coat
carriage
horse
gray
black
linear
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