Félix Vallotton (1865 – 1925) Woman Reading, 1906

Museum of Fine Arts Bern

Allowing us a view of her private sphere, a young woman sits in a sparsely furnished room of a middle-class household while reading intently. The Swiss artist Felix Vallotton explored the subject of a reading woman in a variety of ways with diverse models sitting for him. From the podcast series featuring highlights of the Kunstmuseum Bern’s collection.