- 1865 – 1925
- Swiss and French painter & printmaker
- associated with group of artists called Les Nabis
- important figure in the development of modern woodcut
- he focused on woodcut and expressive power of black ink on white paper
- his prints mostly depict daily life in Paris
- fascinated by metropolitan phenomenon of the crowd – also showed more intimate subjects in domestic interiors
- made over 120 woodcuts between 1891-1901
- print series ‘Intimités’ (10 prints illustrating age-old power struggle between men and women) – felt he had achieved the perfect woodcut in terms of subject matter, style and technique
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