They admired Japanese woodblock prints, and their work was characterised by flattened figures, strong outlines and bold colours by empty spaces and decorative patterns. They sought to convey emotion rather than just to record reality. In the 1890s he associated with the circle of artists known as the Nabis (Prophets), whose number included Pierre Bonnard and Edouard Vuillard. Aged 16 he settled in Paris, at first to study and then to practice art. Vallotton was born into a puritanical protestant family in Lausanne in 1865. ( The Royal Academy, London, until 29 September, and then the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 29 October to 26 January.) I recently attended an exhibition of the work of Swiss artist Felix Vallotton.
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