1911, Félix Vallotton, Last Rays -- Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York) (special exhibition)
From the exhibition label: Vallotton painted many seascapes at Honfleur on the Normandy coast, where from 1909 he spent his summers. On several occasions he painted this group of umbrella pines that overlooked the Bay of the Seine. In this canvas, he eliminates every reference to the surrounding countryside in order to focus on the graceful silhouettes of the trees caught in the evening sun. With its simplification and strong sense of design, this work clearly asserts the influence of Japanese prints on Vallotton’s art.
1911, Félix Vallotton, Last Rays -- Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York) (special exhibition)
From the exhibition label: Vallotton painted many seascapes at Honfleur on the Normandy coast, where from 1909 he spent his summers. On several occasions he painted this group of umbrella pines that overlooked the Bay of the Seine. In this canvas, he eliminates every reference to the surrounding countryside in order to focus on the graceful silhouettes of the trees caught in the evening sun. With its simplification and strong sense of design, this work clearly asserts the influence of Japanese prints on Vallotton’s art.