Les nécrophores
About this artwork
A black-and-white woodcut print featuring a group of somber men in top hats pulling a large, cart-like object. The composition uses bold, flat planes of black and white typical of the Nabis artist's graphic style.
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Félix Vallotton was a key figure in the Nabis movement and is credited with revitalizing the art of the woodcut in the late 19th century. 'Les nécrophores'—the title meaning 'carrion beetles' or 'burying beetles'—serves as a biting social commentary on the grim, mechanical nature of funeral processions and the somber upper-class society of his time.
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Les nécrophores
Félix Vallotton, 1892
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