Laziness (La Paresse)

Arranging the Picture

Félix Vallotton

Laziness (La Paresse)

1896

Woodcut, image 17.8 × 22.2 cm. The Art Institute of Chicago

There is no gray here: only black ink and bare paper.

  • The Art Institute notes that black and white alone give him pattern, space and solid form.
  • Look at the pale body: it is mostly bare paper, shaped by the black around it.

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Image: The Art Institute of Chicago · Public domain (AIC API is_public_domain: true)

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