A Life Bridging Worlds: Félix Vallotton and the Fin de Siècle Félix Édouard Vallotton, born in Lausanne, Switzerland in 1865, was an artist whose work embodies the complex spirit of the *fin de siècle*. He navigated a path between his Swiss roots and the vibrant artistic milieu of Paris, ultimately becoming a pivotal figure in the development of modern art. His early life, steeped in the conservative Protestant values of his family—his father a pharmacist, later a chocolatier—provided a stark contrast to the bohemian world he would embrace as an artist. Though initially steered towards class…