The retrospective, from 24.10.2025 to 15.2.2026, features works by Félix Vallotton, including his early Parisian work and later shift to painting. The retrospective brings together more than 200 of his most important works from public and private collections, both in Switzerland and throughout Europe. The time for discovering Félix Vallotton is long past. Rather the public is invited to take in a novel approach to his art that draws on recent research carried out in Lausanne. A mere 16 years old when he arrived in the French capital, the young Swiss displayed an all-out creative energy in artistic, literary and newspaper circles. In the 1890s, Vallotton joined the Nabis and established himself in the milieu of the artists, critics and collectors associated with La Revue blanche. His illustrations and satirical drawings for several
contemporary newspapers with strong political affinities meant that he and his point of view were heard in the great debates ruling society at the time.
At the turn of the 20th century, Vallotton acquired, with no little effort on his part, recognition of his talent which was reinforced through the financial security provided by his marriage to Gabrielle Rodrigues-Henriques, the daughter of the art dealer Alexandre Bernheim. The artist now turned away
from the unrest of modern life and slipped into the melancholy that was characteristic of his temperament. He abandoned engraving and illustration almost entirely in order to devote himself solely to painting, with every ounce of his being and in complete freedom.
Date: Wednesday, 14th January 2026
Time: 11.00 – 13.00
Place: Musée Cantonale des Beaux Arts, Platform 10, Lausanne
Cost: CHF 18.–. ( AVS)
Lunch: 13.00 – 14.30
Place: L’esprit Nabi ( within the Museum)
Cost: Pay for what you consume
Reservations: Andrew Konecki. (FOR THE LUNCH)
Using the Registration Form below or
Email: romandieeast@britishresidents.ch
By Wednesday 7th January 2026 please