Exhibition

Félix Vallotton
In Praise of Beauty
Sep. 26, 2026 – Jan. 10, 2027

About

The Swiss-French painter and graphic artist Félix Vallotton (1865–1925) is regarded as one of the most distinctive artists of European Modernism around 1900. With cool precision and uncompromising directness, he observed French society of his time and developed a unique visual language characterized by detachment, clarity, and quiet intensity.

Félix Vallotton, Le phare, soir │ The Lighthouse at Dusk, 1915, oil on canvas, private collection, Switzerland.
Photo: Peter Schälchli, Zurich.

The exhibition focuses on Vallotton’s landscapes, still lifes, and nudes – genres explored through exemplary paintings spanning his early years, the Nabis period, and his later work.

Félix Vallotton, Le mensonge │ The Lie, 1897, woodcut on paper, plate 1 from the series Intimités │ Intimacies, private collection, Switzerland.
Photo: Peter Schälchli, Zurich

Particular attention is also given to Vallotton’s revolutionary woodcut prints. Through radical reduction, bold black-and-white contrasts, and an innovative use of line and form, he fundamentally expanded the creative possibilities of the medium. His prints reveal a critical perspective on social power structures as well as on human relationships.

The exhibition is complemented by a series of special events.

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