The Jungfrau
1892
Félix Vallotton captures the majestic Swiss peak of the Jungfrau in this striking black-and-white print from 1892. Instead of realistic detail, he uses bold, graphic shapes and stark contrasts to turn the mountain and its swirling clouds into a dreamlike, almost theatrical stage set. The heavy, scratchy textures of the dark foreground hills push the glowing, snow-capped summit forward, making it feel both distant and intensely present under a crescent moon. As a key member of the Nabis group, Vallotton was famous for stripping away unnecessary details to get straight to the emotional core of a scene, and this moody alpine night is a perfect example of his graphic genius.
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