Thursday, April 23, 2015

Sewing indoors - Jean Édouard Vuillard 1868-1940



 Jean Édouard Vuillard (French artist, 1868-1940) 1893 The Studio or The Suitor

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, watching her at work as a dressmaker. 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).   Vuillard's mother ran her dressmaking studio from home, giving her son ample opportunity to immerse himself in the colors, patterns, materials & shapes of her dress fabrics. He recorded scenes of  industrious activity among the dressmakers.


Jean Édouard Vuillard (French artist, 1868-1940) The Dressmaking Studio I


Jean Édouard Vuillard (French artist, 1868-1940) The Dressmaking Studio II



 Jean Édouard Vuillard (French artist, 1868-1940) Les Couturières 1890



Jean Édouard Vuillard (French artist, 1868-1940) L'atelier de couture 1892



Jean Édouard Vuillard (French artist, 1868-1940) Woman Mending 1891



Jean Édouard Vuillard (French artist, 1868-1940) Interior (also known as Marie Leaning over Her Work)  1892-1893


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



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


Jean Édouard Vuillard (French artist, 1868-1940)

Jean Édouard Vuillard (1868-1940) The Seamstress 1893

Jean Édouard Vuillard (1868-1940) Madame Vuillard Sewing c 1905

Jean Édouard Vuillard (1868-1940) Two Seamstresses in the Workroom 1893


Jean Édouard Vuillard (1868-1940) Mrs Vuillard Sewing 1893



Jean Edouard Vuillard (French artist, 1868-1940) Tapestry or Embroiderers La Tapisserie ou Les Brodeuses. 1895. (Model reported to be Misia Sert Natanson)




Jean Edouard Vuillard (French artist, 1868-1940) The Dress with Foliage La robe à ramages. 1891