Entering the Water (L'entrée dans l'eau) — Félix Vallotton

Félix Vallotton

Entering the Water (L'entrée dans l'eau)

1893

Dating
Exact year
Held at
National Gallery of Art
Medium
woodcut in black on brown wove paper
Dimensions
block: 4.8 x 6.4 cm (1 7/8 x 2 1/2 in.) sheet: 12.5 x 16.2 cm (4 15/16 x 6 3/8 in.)
Collection no.
1999.106.2
Attribution
By the artist
Image rights
CC0 1.0License details

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Collection: National Gallery of Art

About this artwork

Entering the Water (L'entrée dans l'eau) — Félix Vallotton. 1893.

Medium: woodcut in black on brown wove paper.

Dimensions (museum labels retained): block: 4.8 x 6.4 cm (1 7/8 x 2 1/2 in.) sheet: 12.5 x 16.2 cm (4 15/16 x 6 3/8 in.).

Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 1999.106.2. Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund.

Museum holding does not establish current display.

Source: National Gallery of Art, CC0 collection metadata, retrieved 9 September 2026.

Location checked Sep 9, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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