C'est la guerre! (This is War!)
Félix Vallotton, C'est la guerre! (This is War!), 1915-1916, paper-covered board with cloth tape and an illustrated cover; portfolio of six woodcuts, Gift of Tom Firman, public domain, 2013.50.1a
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- Title
C'est la guerre! (This is War!)
- Related Titles
portfolio (original language): C'est la guerre!
portfolio (translated): This is War!
- Artist
- Date
1915-1916
- Medium
paper-covered board with cloth tape and an illustrated cover; portfolio of six woodcuts
- Edition
86/90
- Catalogue Raisonné
Valloton-Goerg 212-217b
- Dimensions (H x W x D)
closed: 10 5/8 in x 13 11/16 in x 3/16 in
- Collection Area
Graphic Arts
- Category
Books, Portfolios, and Manuscripts
- Object Type
portfolio
- Culture
Swiss
- Credit Line
Gift of Tom Firman
- Accession Number
2013.50.1a
- Copyright
public domain
- Terms
In the 1890s, Félix Vallotton achieved fame with his stylish woodcuts of Parisian life. He deployed the same elegant touch and extreme simplicity in scenes of brutal war, using a graceful arabesque line to describe scenes of violence and horror.