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Frédéric Rouge — L’Enfant des bois — Image creditsFrédéric Rouge · L’Enfant des bois · Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
Frédéric Rouge — « L’Enfant des bois ». Another work by the artist, chosen as a visual connection to the story.
Frédéric Rouge · L’Enfant des bois · Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
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Frédéric Rouge · 4 min read

From the model in Ollon to the light of Vionnaz

The cartoons and stained-glass windows of 1926 reveal another destination for Rouge’s drawing: a figure prepared on paper becomes a presence traversed by light.

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Frédéric Rouge — Retour du bûcheron — Image creditsFrédéric Rouge · Retour du bûcheron · Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
Frédéric Rouge — « Retour du bûcheron ». Another work by the artist, chosen as a visual connection to the story.
Frédéric Rouge · Retour du bûcheron · Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
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Frédéric Rouge · 4 min read

Two lights for the same Dents du Midi

In 1922 Rouge paints the Dents du Midi at sunrise and sunset. The mountain becomes a subject to compare over time rather than an immobile emblem.

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Frédéric Rouge — Le Chasseur — Image creditsFrédéric Rouge · Le Chasseur · Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
Frédéric Rouge — « Le Chasseur ». Another work by the artist, chosen as a visual connection to the story.
Frédéric Rouge · Le Chasseur · Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
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Frédéric Rouge · 4 min read

When the painter gives Bitter des Diablerets a face

Rouge’s advertising images put his practice at the service of a regional brand. Their circulation reveals another possible life for his drawing.

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Frédéric Rouge — Portrait d’Urbain Olivier — Image creditsFrédéric Rouge · Portrait d’Urbain Olivier · Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
Frédéric Rouge — « Portrait d’Urbain Olivier ».
Frédéric Rouge · Portrait d’Urbain Olivier · Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
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Frédéric Rouge · 4 min read

Sixty sittings for a writer who preferred his pen

Urbain Olivier’s letters illuminate the long sittings for his portrait by the young Frédéric Rouge, then the painting’s first presentation in Lausanne.

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Frédéric Rouge — Le Braconnier — Image creditsFrédéric Rouge · Le Braconnier · Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
Frédéric Rouge — « Le Braconnier ».
Frédéric Rouge · Le Braconnier · Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
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Frédéric Rouge · 4 min read

A poacher in the public collection

The Poacher, painted in 1908 and preserved at the Musée Jenisch, allows us to follow Rouge’s rural figure to an exhibition questioning its idealisation.

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