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accession number: 2020.114
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The Bistro, c. 1895. Félix Vallotton (French, 1865–1925). Oil on canvas; unframed: 22.2 x 27 cm (8 3/4 x 10 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Nancy F. and Joseph P. Keithley Collection Gift 2020.114
title: The Bistro
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creation date: c. 1895
creation date earliest: 1890
creation date latest: 1900
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creditline: Nancy F. and Joseph P. Keithley Collection Gift
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culture: France
technique: oil on canvas
department: Modern European Painting and Sculpture
collection: Mod Euro - Painting 1800-1960
type: Painting
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CREATORS
* Félix Vallotton (French, 1865–1925) - artist
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measurements: Unframed: 22.2 x 27 cm (8 3/4 x 10 5/8 in.)
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inscriptions:
inscription: Artist's signature lower left: F. VALLOTTON
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: Impressionism to Modernism: The Keithley Collection
opening date: 2022-09-11T04:00:00
Impressionism to Modernism: The Keithley Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 11, 2022-January 8, 2023).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
* Felix Vallotton 1865-1925. Kunsthaus, Zurich, Switzerland (1928).
* Ausstellung Félix Vallotton. Kunsthalle Basel (January 23–February 24, 1957); Kunstverein für die Rheinlande und Westfalen, Düsseldorf (March 8 – April 3, 1957) cat. no. 17 (only exhibited in Basel)
* Felix Vallotton. Kunsthaus, Zurich, Switzerland (1965).
* De Vallotton a Desnos. Musee Jenisch, Vevey, Switzerland (July 24–October 3, 1965).
* Felix Vallotton. Musee national d' Art modern, Paris, France (October 15-November 20, 1966); Palais des beaux-arts, Charleroi, Belgium (December 17, 1966–January 15, 1967).
* Felix Vallotton (1865-1926), a Retrospective Exhibition of Paintings, Drawings, Woodcuts, and Engravings. Hirschl and Adler Galleries, New York, NY (April 7–25, 1970).
* The Circle of Toulouse-Lautrec, an Exhibition of the Work of the Artist and of his Close Associates. Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum, Rutgers, NJ (November 17, 1985–February 2, 1986).
* Felix Vallotton. Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, CT (October 24, 1991–January 5, 1991); Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX (January 31–March 29, 1992); Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis, IN (April 25–June 21, 1992); Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam, Netherlands (August 27–November 1, 1992); Musee Cantonal des beaux arts, Lausanne, Switzerland (November 21, 1992–January 31, 1993).
* Felix Vallotton. Kunsthalle der Hypo-Kulturstiftung, Munich, Germany (August 25–November 5, 1995); Folkwang Museum, Essen, Germany (1996).
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PROVENANCE
(Mme. L. Godet-Druet, Paris, France)
date: by 1938
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Included in “Felix Vallotton 1865-1925,” Kunsthaus, Zurich, 1938, cat. no. 18, as “Bar,” Collection Mme. L. Druet, Paris. This may refer to Lucie Druet, wife of gallerist Eugène Druet.
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(Galerie Vallotton, no. 5626, Lausanne, Switzerland)
date: 1964
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(Galerie Vallotton, sold to Mr. and Mrs. Arthur G. Altschul [1920–2002], New York, NY, August 22, 1969)
date: August 22, 1969
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(Galerie Hopkins & Custot, Paris, France, sold to Nancy F. and Joseph P. Keithley)
date: June 2003
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* Provenance from 1964-2003 is according to documentation provided by Galerie Hopkins-Custot.
citations:
Nancy F. and Joseph P. Keithley, Cleveland, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
date: 2003–2020
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The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
date: 2020–
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fun fact:
Vallotton is sometimes referred to as a "forgotten" master painter, as his work as a printmaker, designer, art critic, novelist, and playwright detracted from his primary passion of painting.
digital description:
The hustle and bustle of eager customers in a crowded bistro is captured in this painting. One can almost hear the loud chatter and shouts of orders being called to the busy servers behind the countertop. All in jackets, the men by the bar have rosy cheeks and noses, perhaps from the cold outdoors contrasting the warmth of their drinks.
wall description:
In this small painting of a bustling café, a series of interlocking heads presents a spectrum of types ranging from dour self-reflection to alcohol-induced exuberance. Such works are indicative of Vallotton’s keen observations of Parisian social life of the 1890s.
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RELATED WORKS
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CITATIONS
Félix Vallotton: Ausstellung, Kunsthaus Zürich, vom 11. November - 14. Dezember [1938] : Katalog mit Einführung, 24 Abbildungen und Werkverzeeichnis 1885-1925. [Zürich]: [Kunsthaus], 1938.
Published as: Bar
page number: Mentioned: P. 18, cat. no. 18
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Kunsthalle Basel. Ausstellung Félix Vallotton, 23. Januar bis 24. Februar 1957. Basel: 1957.
page number: Mentioned: Cat. no. 17
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Félix Vallotton: [Ausstellung] vom 10. April bis 30. Mai, 1965. Zürich: Kunsthaus Zürich, 1965.
page number: Mentioned: P. 67, no. 17
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Ménier, Marguerite. Vallotton. Musée national d'art moderne, Paris. 15 octobre-20th novembre 1966. Paris, France: Ministère des affaires culturelles [et] Réunion des musées nationaux, 1966.
page number: Mentioned and Reproduced: no. 15
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Felix Vallotton (1865-1925) : a retrospective exhibition of paintings, drawings, woodcuts, and engravings ... April 7 through 25, 1970. New York, NY. : Hirschl and Adler Galleries, 1970.
page number: Reproduced: cat. no. 27
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Reff, Theodore. Manet and Modern Paris: One Hundred Paintings, Drawings, Prints, and Photographs by Manet and His Contemporaries. Washington: National Gallery of Art, 1982.
page number: Mentioned and reproduced: P. 210, fig. 105
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Cate, Phillip Dennis, and Patricia Eckert Boyer. The Circle of Toulouse-Lautrec: An Exhibition of the Work of the Artist and of His Close Associates : the Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, New Jersey, November 17-February 2, 1986. New Brunswick, NJ.: The Museum, 1985.
page number: Mentioned : P. 172, no. 161; Reproduced: pl. 22
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Newman, Sasha M., Marina Ducrey, and Lesley K. Baier. Félix Vallotton. New Haven, CT: Yale University Art Gallery, 1991.
page number: Reproduced: P. 20, pl. 14
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Ducrey, Marina, Katia Poletti, and Félix Vallotton. Félix Vallotton (1865-1925). Lausanne, Switzerland: Fondation Félix Vallotton, 2005.
page number: Reproduced: Vol. II, p. 100, no. 185
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Musée Jenisch, Georges Peillex, and Franco Russoli. De Vallotton à Desnos: exposition organisée. [Place of publication not identified]: [publisher not identified], 1965.
page number: Mentioned: P. 22, no. XXII
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IMAGES
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