The Street
1900
Step into the bustling chaos of a 1900 city street, where Félix Vallotton captures the frantic energy of modern life. Bourgeois gentlemen in tall top hats march stiffly past uniformed soldiers and wide-eyed children, creating a hilarious clash of social classes. Vallotton, associated with the Symbolist movement and the Nabis, uses bold, graphic outlines and flat colors to make everyone look a bit like puppets in a crowded theater. It’s a witty observation of urban anonymity—surrounded by people, yet totally alone in the crowd.
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