Curatorial Narrative In the early 1920s, Flix Edouard Vallotton’s oeuvre was characterized by a return to landscape painting, a genre he had largely abandoned in his earlier work. The creation of “Platanes branchs, Cagnes” in 1921 marked a significant shift towards modernism and a departure from the more representational style that dominated his earlier production. This painting exemplifies Vallotton’s unique approach to color and texture, achieved through an impasto technique that imbues the work with a palpable three-dimensionality.At approximately life-size, the palette of “Platanes branchs, Cagnes” becomes even more pronounced, its chromatic structure unfolding like a spatial rhythm. The dominant greens and browns, punctuated by splashes of purple and red, assume a heightened level of atmospheric weight as they interact with the surrounding environment. Enlarged to 44×53 inches, the composition’s spatial depth is amplified, draw