In 2013, I wrote a blog post about Aïcha Goblet, the black French model who was a close companion of Jules Pascin in the heyday of Montparnasse.
While recently looking for additional information about her, I came across this stunning portrait of her by Félix Vallotton.
Aïcha
Felix Vallotton
(1922) oil on canvas
Private collection
I found two additional works by Vallotton that depict black women:
African Woman
Felix Vallotton
(1910) oil on canvas
Musée d'Art Moderne de Troyes
La Blanche et la Noire
Felix Vallotton
(1913) oil on canvas
Villa Flora - Winterthur
La Blanche et la Noire is reminiscent of Manet's Olympia.
Vallotton was born in Switzerland and naturalized French. A painter and a woodcutter, he was affiliated with artists of the Nabis movement. He died in 1925 and is buried in Montparnasse cemetery.
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While recently looking for additional information about her, I came across this stunning portrait of her by Félix Vallotton.
Felix Vallotton
(1922) oil on canvas
Private collection
I found two additional works by Vallotton that depict black women:
Felix Vallotton
(1910) oil on canvas
Musée d'Art Moderne de Troyes
Felix Vallotton
(1913) oil on canvas
Villa Flora - Winterthur
La Blanche et la Noire is reminiscent of Manet's Olympia.
Vallotton was born in Switzerland and naturalized French. A painter and a woodcutter, he was affiliated with artists of the Nabis movement. He died in 1925 and is buried in Montparnasse cemetery.
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