FÉLIX VALLOTTON (Lausanne 1865-1925 Paris) Petite baigneuse assise sur le sable. 1911. Oil on canvas. Signed and dated lower right: F. VALLOTTON. 11. 54 × 65 cm. Provenance: - Collection of Arthur and Hedy Hahnloser, Winterthur, acquired directly from the artist in 1912. - Collection of Emil Hahnloser, Zurich and Paris. - Collection of Gustav August and Ida Hahnloser-Hoz, Zurich. - With Galerie Vallotton, Lausanne, 1951, no. 4330 (label verso). - Private collection of Oscar Ghez, Geneva, 1957. - Sale Finarte, Milan, 9 April 1968. - Private collection, Milan. Literature: - Félix Vallotton: "Livre de raison. Liste de mes œuvres, peintures et gravures, faite dans l'ordre chronologique, à partir de 1885", in: Catalogue 1938, Zurich, Félix Vallotton. 1865-1925, pp. 37-99, no. 834, as "Petite baigneuse assise sur le sable. vue de dos, la tête brune de profil, ciel verdi leger. (T. 15)". - Marina Ducrey: Félix Vallotton (1865-1925). L'œuvre peint. Catalogue raisonné, Zurich and Lausanne 2005, vol. III, p. 515, no. 887 (with ill.). * The full tax is charged on this item marked * in the auction catalogue, i.e. VAT is charged on the sum of the bid price plus the surcharge for those items. The VAT will be refunded to Purchasers providing a validly stamped export declaration. ------------------------------------------------- FÉLIX VALLOTTON (Lausanne 1865-1925 Paris) Petite baigneuse assise sur le sable. 1911. Oil on canvas. Signed and dated lower right: F. VALLOTTON. 11. 54 × 65 cm. Provenance: - Arthur and Hedy Hahnloser Collection, Winterthur, acquired directly from the artist in 1912. - Emil Hahnloser Collection, Zurich and Paris. - Collection Gustav August and Ida Hahnloser-Hoz, Zurich. - Galerie Vallotton, Lausanne, 1951, no. 4330 (labelled on verso). - Private property Oscar Ghez, Geneva, 1957. - Finarte auction, Milan, 9 April 1968. - Private collection, Milan. Literature: - Félix Vallotton: "Livre de raison. Liste de mes œuvres, peintures et gravures, faite dans l'ordre chronologique, à partir de 1885", in: Catalogue 1938, Zurich, Félix Vallotton. 1865-1925, pp. 37-99, no. 834, as "Petite baigneuse assise sur le sable. vue de dos, la tête brune de profil, ciel verdi leger. (T. 15)". - Marina Ducrey: Félix Vallotton (1865-1925). L'œuvre peint. Catalogue raisonné, Zurich and Lausanne 2005, vol. III, p. 515, no. 887 (with illus.). "Vallotton is above all a painter of nudes" (George Besson, 1955) This statement epitomises the widespread opinion that prevailed during the artist's lifetime. Around 1910, Vallotton achieved great fame in particular for his nudes, which were highly prized by collectors, while they sometimes provoked mixed reactions from critics. His female nudes move in a fascinating field of tension between the modern expression of sensuality and the impression of artificiality, coldness and distance. Vallotton deliberately focuses on composition, colour and the play of light and shadow. With his idealised depictions of female figures, he decisively departs from the traditional view of contemporary women. The aesthetic appeal of his nudes is based less on sheer nudity and more on the elegant, almost sinuous poses and gestures. This creates an unapproachable, sometimes unfathomable and captivating tension between the viewer and the figures depicted. These objects marked with * (asterisk) are fully subject to VAT, i.e. VAT will be charged on the hammer price plus buyer's premium. Buyers who present a legally stamped export declaration will be reimbursed the VAT.