The Cry of Paris – Sunday April 11, 1897
1897-1903
Imagine getting arrested in 1897 Paris—that's the scene on this *Le Cri de Paris* magazine cover by Félix Vallotton. A scruffy, wide-eyed man gestures desperately as a giant, stoic policeman marches him down the cobblestones. Vallotton, a Swiss artist linked to the Symbolist movement, was famous for his biting, black-and-white illustrations that poked fun at French society. His bold, graphic style was so influential that it helped shape the look of modern illustration, proving that sometimes a simple line drawing captures a whole era's humor.
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