FÉLIX VALLOTTON (Lausanne 1865-1925 Paris) Santa Maria Nuova, Pérouse. 1913. Oil on canvas. Signed and dated lower left: F. VALLOTTON. 13. 65 × 46 cm. Provenance: - Collection of Friedrich Sulzer, Zurich, acquired directly from the artist in 1919. - With Galerie Bernheim-Jeune, Lausanne, 1920, no. 5368. - Collection of Richard Bühler, Winterthur, acquired in 1920 from the above gallery. - Thence by descent. Exhibited: - Paris 1914, Exposition de peintures de Félix Vallotton, Galerie Druet, 4-16 May 1914, no. 39, as "Santa Maria Nuova, Pérouse". - Winterthur 1926, Félix Vallotton memorial exhibition, Kunstmuseum Winterthur, 9 May-13 June 1926, no. 2, as "Santa Maria Nuova Perugia". - Lucerne 1938, Félix Vallotton 1856-1925, Lucerne Art Museum, 18 April-30 May 1937, no. 26. - Zurich 1938, Félix Vallotton 1856-1925, Kunsthaus Zürich, 11 Nov - 14 Dec 1938, no. 127, as "Le clocher de Santa Maria Perouse" (label verso). - Basel 1942, Félix Vallotton (1856-1925), Kunsthalle Basel, 7 Feb. - 8 Mar. 1942, no. 281. - Zurich 1965, Félix Vallotton, Kunsthaus Zürich, 10 April-30 May 1965, no. 203, as "Perugia" (label verso). 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. 957, as "Le clocher de Sta. Maria Nuova Perouse. (T65.46) 15 M". - Kunstverein Winterthur: Katalog der Gemälde und Bildwerke im Museum, Winterthur 1922, 5th edition, p. 51. - Hedy Hahnloser-Bühler: Félix Vallotton et ses amis, Paris, A. Sedrowski, 1936, pp. 214 ff., fig. 113, as "Le clocher de Santa Maria Nuova, Pérouse". - Exh.cat. Félix Vallotton 1856-1925, Zurich 1938, no. 127. - Rudolf Koella: Das Bild der Landschaft im Schaffen von Félix Vallotton. Wesen, Bedeutung, Entwicklung, Zurich 1969 (Doctoral thesis), pp. 238 ff., LK190. - Marina Ducrey: Félix Vallotton (1865-1925). L'œuvre peint. Catalogue raisonné, Zurich and Lausanne 2005, vol. III, p. 581, no. 1021 (with ill.). ------------------------------------------------- FÉLIX VALLOTTON (Lausanne 1865-1925 Paris) Santa Maria Nuova, Pérouse. 1913. Oil on canvas. Signed and dated lower left: F. VALLOTTON. 13. 65 × 46 cm. Provenance: - Friedrich Sulzer Collection, Zurich, acquired directly from the artist in 1919. - Galerie Bernheim-Jeune, Lausanne, 1920, no. 5368. - Richard Bühler Collection, Winterthur, acquired from the above gallery in 1920. - By succession to the present owner. Exhibitions: - Paris 1914, Exposition de peintures de Félix Vallotton, Galerie Druet, 4-16 May 1914, no. 39, as "Santa Maria Nuova, Pérouse". - Winterthur 1926, Félix Vallotton memorial exhibition, Kunstmuseum Winterthur, 9 May-13 June 1926, no. 2, as "Santa Maria Nuova Perugia". - Lucerne 1938, Félix Vallotton 1856-1925, Lucerne Art Museum, 18 April-30 May 1937, no. 26. - Zurich 1938, Félix Vallotton 1856-1925, Kunsthaus Zurich, 11 Nov-14 Dec 1938, no. 127, as "Le clocher de Santa Maria Perouse" (label on verso). - Basel 1942, Félix Vallotton (1856-1925), Kunsthalle Basel, 7 Feb. - 8 Mar. 1942, no. 281. - Zurich 1965, Félix Vallotton, Kunsthaus Zurich, 10 April-30 May 1965, no. 203, as "Perugia" (label on verso). 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. 957, as "Le clocher de Sta. Maria Nuova Perouse. (T65.46) 15 M". - Kunstverein Winterthur: Katalog der Gemälde und Bildwerke im Museum, Winterthur 1922, 5th edition, p. 51. - Hedy Hahnloser-Bühler: Félix Vallotton et ses amis, Paris, A. Sedrowski, 1936, p. 214 ff., fig. 113, as "Le clocher de Santa Maria Nuova, Pérouse". - Exhib. cat. Félix Vallotton 1856-1925, Zurich 1938, no. 127. - Rudolf Koella: Das Bild der Landschaft im Schaffen von Félix Vallotton. Wesen, Bedeutung, Entwicklung, Zurich 1969 (doctoral thesis), p. 238 ff., LK190. - Marina Ducrey: Félix Vallotton (1865-1925). L'œuvre peint. Catalogue raisonné, Zurich and Lausanne 2005, vol. III, p. 581, no. 1021 (with illus.). In September 1913, Félix Vallotton spent several weeks in Perugia with his wife Gabrielle. During their stay they produced a total of eight paintings, including the present work with the view of Santa Maria Nuova. During this time, Vallotton was greatly inspired by the Italian landscape, which offered him a new palette of colours and a variety of lighting moods. The rolling hills and striking architecture of the region find expression in his paintings. The painting "Santa Maria Nuova, Pérouse" is not only a homage to the landscape, but also an example of Vallotton's artistic development, in which he permeates reality with his subjective perception.