Hektoen International

A Journal of Medical Humanities

Tag: La Malade

  • Upon viewing Félix Vallotton’s La Malade

    Lois Leveen Portland, Oregon, United States   La Malade (1892) by Félix Vallotton The sick girl turns her back to me The maid won’t meet my eye The near-bare walls hold one dim print The chair sits crookedly The medicines are kept bedside The table can expand That’s how we all know what’s unsaid— More medicines…