*FÉLIX VALLOTTON (1865-1925 ) Portrait of the artist. 1891. Woodcut. 106 x 130 [162 x 253]. Vallotton and Goerg 82 a. Very fine and rare proof on buff vellum, signed in pencil and annotated at the foot "made in 1891". Number 28 in blue pencil in the upper left corner on the reverse. All margins. Ex-coll. H. M. Petiet (Lugt 5031). This subject and a few others were used to illustrate an article by Octave Uzanne devoted to Vallotton entitled "La renaissance de la gravure sur bois; un néo-xylographe" published in L'Art et l'Idée, no. 2, February 20, 1892. Proofs outside of this numbered edition, such as ours, are rare. All lots in this sale are subject to an additional 5.5% temporary import tax. In the event of re-exportation outside the European Union, these charges may be refunded to the buyer.