Tuesday, May 5, 2015

Interiors by Jean Édouard Vuillard 1868-1940


Jean-Edouard Vuillard (1868-1940) was a French painter best known for his unique & exquisite interior paintings, & for his association with the artist group Les Nabis, both of which blossomed in the 1890s. Vuillard's intimate interiors were inspired by the 60 years, he spent with his mother in a succession of apartments in Paris. The son of a retired sea captain, Jean-Edouard Vuillard moved with his family to Paris at the age of 10. After winning a scholarship, he trained at the French Academy of Fine Arts, where he met Pierre Bonnard (1867-1947). He was a keen observer of the interplay between family & friends. The rooms he shared for so long with his mother became the set pieces of his art - lovingly recorded in intricate mosaics of dappled color & sensitive brushwork. His 1890s works are among the finest examples of domestic interior paintings.  After the death of his mother in 1928, Vuillard finally married & settled in La Baule, where he died in 1940.

 Jean Édouard Vuillard (French artist, 1868-1940) 1893 Seated Woman, Cup of Coffee



 Jean Édouard Vuillard (French artist, 1868-1940) The Blue Sleeve 1893



Jean Édouard Vuillard (French artist, 1868-1940) The Widow’s Visit (also known as The Conversation)  1898



 Jean Édouard Vuillard (French artist, 1868-1940) Madame Vuillard Peeling Vegetables  1895



 Jean Édouard Vuillard (French artist, 1868-1940) Madame Vuillard with a Pink Cup  1893



Jean Édouard Vuillard (French artist, 1868-1940) Mother and Sister of the Artist, 1895



 Jean Édouard Vuillard (French artist, 1868-1940) Portrait of Marie Vuillard 1890



Jean Édouard Vuillard (French artist, 1868-1940) Marie at the Balcony Railing 1893



 Jean Édouard Vuillard (French artist, 1868-1940) The Mumps 1892



Jean Édouard Vuillard (French artist, 1868-1940) Family Dinner c 1891



Jean Édouard Vuillard (French artist, 1868-1940)  Breakfast at Madame Vuillard’s 1895



Jean Édouard Vuillard (French artist, 1868-1940)  Femme couchée de dos vers 1891



 Jean Édouard Vuillard (French artist, 1868-1940) In front of a Tapestry, 1899



  Jean Édouard Vuillard (French artist, 1868-1940) Sleeping Baby 1898



  Jean Édouard Vuillard (French artist, 1868-1940) Breakfast 1893



Jean Édouard Vuillard (French artist, 1868-1940) Seated Woman Dressed in Black 1893



Jean Édouard Vuillard (French artist, 1868-1940) The Drawer, c. 1892



  Jean Édouard Vuillard (French artist, 1868-1940) Madame Vuillard Preparing French Beans, 1898



 Jean Édouard Vuillard (French artist, 1868-1940) Breakfast 1894



 Jean Édouard Vuillard (French artist, 1868-1940) Gravy Boat and Napkin Rings 1896



Jean Édouard Vuillard (French artist, 1868-1940) The White Room 1899


 Jean Édouard Vuillard (French artist, 1868-1940) Young Girl, the Hand on a Doorknob, 1891



 Jean Édouard Vuillard (French artist, 1868-1940) The Nurse 1894



 Jean Édouard Vuillard (French artist, 1868-1940) Woman in Blue (also known as At the Ransons 1895



 Jean Édouard Vuillard (French artist, 1868-1940) Broom in the Yard at 346 Rue Saint-Honoré, 1895


Jean Édouard Vuillard (French artist, 1868-1940) Interior with Red Bed (also known as The Bridal Chamber) 1893



 Jean Édouard Vuillard (French artist, 1868-1940) Woman by the Window (1898)



 Jean Édouard Vuillard (French artist, 1868-1940) Madame Vuillard Reading the Newspaper 1898



 Jean Édouard Vuillard (French artist, 1868-1940) Mother and Daughter at the Table 1892



 Jean Édouard Vuillard (French artist, 1868-1940) On the Sofa (also known as In the White Room) 1892



 Jean Édouard Vuillard (French artist, 1868-1940) The Yellow Curtain 1893



Jean Édouard Vuillard (French artist, 1868-1940) Woman in Blue with a Child 1899




Jean Édouard Vuillard (French artist, 1868-1940) Woman Sweeping 1899



Jean Édouard Vuillard (French artist, 1868-1940) Madame Vuillard arranging her hair 1899-1900