Public collection via the Cleveland Museum of Art
AT-00011102The Exit
About the Artwork
Swiss-born artist Félix Vallotton was known for boldly graphic images that depicted—often satirically—the lives of the Parisian bourgeoisie. He used this style, which featured flat planes of black and white, to produce both woodcuts and illustrations for popular journals. This drawing was reproduced in an 1894 issue of the popular arts and culture weekly Le Courrier Français. It depicts a sea of top-hat-clad men and veiled women departing a Parisian theater, probably the Odéon, with a sense of chaos that belies their formal attire. Like many of his time, Vallotton was interested in the psychology of crowds and the impact of urban life on the inhabitants of modern cities like Paris.
Provenance
Private Collection Arthur G. Altschul [1920–2002], New York, NY Galerie Hopkins, Paris, France Stéphane Custot, London, England ?–2025: (Waddington Custot, London, England, sold to The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH) June 9, 2025–: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
Data retrieved from the Cleveland Museum of Art on October 8, 2026. The museum may have updated its record since.
Quick Overview
- Artist
- Félix Vallotton (Swiss French, 1865–1925)
- Date
- 1894
- Medium
- India ink and graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- Sheet: 36.2 x 26.4 cm (14 1/4 x 10 3/8 in.)
- Type
- Drawing
- Classification
- Drawing
- Department
- Drawings
- Credit line
- Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund
- Accession no.
- 2025.149
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