The Red Room, Etretat

1899

Inspired by a personal photograph, this work reflects Vallotton's focus on the daily life of his household. This example employs bold blocks of solid color: the red of the bed and the pink of the child's dress, for example. The result is a graphic simplicity similar to the artist's woodblock prints of interior scenes created during this same period.

Public domain · CC0
Free to download and reuse. Image courtesy of Art Institute of Chicago.

Artist

Félix Edouard Vallotton (Swiss, 1865–1925)

Date

1899

Medium

Oil on artist's board

Dimensions

49.2 × 51.3 cm (19 3/8 × 20 3/8 in.); Framed: 62.9 × 65.4 × 6.4 cm (24 3/4 × 25 3/4 × 2 1/2 in.)

Origin

Switzerland

Collection

Art Institute of Chicago

Credit

Bequest of Mrs. Clive Runnells