Corn Fields
Félix Vallotton · 1900 · Cleveland Museum of Art
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With the change of the century, Vallotton shifted his focus from printmaking to oil painting. Before 1900, the artist concentrated on precisely reproducing the world around him, but as seen in this painting, Vallotton’s work shows hints of ambiguity. The greenery blends together, and the distant horizon is described in simple curves of hills or clouds that fade into the sky. In 1892, Vallotton joined a circle of French artists known as The Nabis (Prophets) who emphasized decoration, abstraction, and discrete, intimate emotion in their paintings.
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- Maker
- Félix Vallotton (Swiss French, 1865–1925)
- Date
- 1900
- Medium
- oil on board
- Dimensions
- Unframed: 26.2 x 46.2 cm (10 5/16 x 18 3/16 in.)
- Place of origin
- France
- Held by
- Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland · Not on view
- Credit line
- Nancy F. and Joseph P. Keithley Collection Gift
Image: Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0
