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Le Mensonge (The Lie), from Intimités

1897–98

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The story

Vallotton titled this tender embrace The Lie. Intimités was printed in only 30 copies by La Revue blanche in 1898, and he destroyed the woodblocks to guarantee the edition.

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Object details

Title: Le Mensonge (The Lie), from Intimités
Artist: Félix Vallotton
Date: 1897–98
Culture: Swiss
Medium: Woodcut
Object type: Prints
Collection: Bibliothèque nationale de France
Credit line: Image source Wikimedia Commons. License Public domain.
Object number: EFA.0191
Original image: 1633 × 1399 px
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License evidence: See the license

Cite this object

Félix Vallotton. Le Mensonge (The Lie), from Intimités. 1897–98. Bibliothèque nationale de France. Image source Wikimedia Commons. License Public domain. In The Secret Cabinet, https://thesecretcabinet.com/object/ea0191/