books0977:Woman Reading at the Window (1904). Felix Vallotton (Swiss, 1865-1925). Oil on
books0977: Woman Reading at the Window (1904). Felix Vallotton (Swiss, 1865-1925). Oil on canvas. Vallotton’s paintings of the post-Nabi period were generally respected for their truthfulness and their technical qualities, but the severity of his style was frequently criticized. From the March 23, 1910 issue of Neue Zürcher Zeitung: “[Vallotton] paints like a policeman, like someone whose job it is to catch forms and colors. Everything creaks with an intolerable dryness … the colors lack all joyfulness.” -- source link