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


Sunday, May 3, 2015

Interiors by Danish Artist Carl Vilhelm Holsoe 1863-1935


Carl Vilhelm Holsoe (Danish artist, 1863-1935)



Carl Vilhelm Holsoe (Danish artist, 1863-1935)



Carl Vilhelm Holsoe (Danish artist, 1863-1935)



Carl Vilhelm Holsoe (Danish artist, 1863-1935) After Practice



Carl Vilhelm Holsoe (Danish artist, 1863-1935) Artist's Wife at Her Needlework



Carl Vilhelm Holsoe (Danish artist, 1863-1935) At the Window



Carl Vilhelm Holsoe (Danish artist, 1863-1935) Girl at the Window



Carl Vilhelm Holsoe (Danish artist, 1863-1935) In the Dining Room



Carl Vilhelm Holsoe (Danish artist, 1863-1935) Interior with a Woman



Carl Vilhelm Holsoe (Danish artist, 1863-1935) Interior with a Woman



Carl Vilhelm Holsoe (Danish artist, 1863-1935) Interior with Lady and Cat



Carl Vilhelm Holsoe (Danish artist, 1863-1935) Lady at Piano



Carl Vilhelm Holsoe (Danish artist, 1863-1935) Lady in an Interior



Carl Vilhelm Holsoe (Danish artist, 1863-1935) Lady Playing a Spinet



Carl Vilhelm Holsoe (Danish artist, 1863-1935) Mother and Child by a Window



Carl Vilhelm Holsoe (Danish artist, 1863-1935) Mother and Infant in an Interior



Carl Vilhelm Holsoe (Danish artist, 1863-1935) Reading at the Window



Carl Vilhelm Holsoe (Danish artist, 1863-1935) Reading in the Morning Light



Carl Vilhelm Holsoe (Danish artist, 1863-1935) Standing on the Balcony



Carl Vilhelm Holsoe (Danish artist, 1863-1935) The Dining Room



Carl Vilhelm Holsoe (Danish artist, 1863-1935) Waiting



Carl Vilhelm Holsoe (Danish artist, 1863-1935) Woman at a Window


Carl Vilhelm Holsoe (Danish artist, 1863-1935) Woman in an Interior



Carl Vilhelm Holsoe (Danish artist, 1863-1935) Woman in an Interior Reading



Carl Vilhelm Holsoe (Danish artist, 1863-1935) Woman in the Interior



Carl Vilhelm Holsoe (Danish artist, 1863-1935) Woman in the Stairs



Carl Vilhelm Holsoe (Danish artist, 1863-1935) Woman Reading at a Sunlit Window



Carl Vilhelm Holsoe (Danish artist, 1863-1935) Woman Reading



Carl Vilhelm Holsoe (Danish artist, 1863-1935) Woman Sewing by a Window



Carl Vilhelm Holsoe (Danish artist, 1863-1935) Woman with a Fruit Bowl 1900


Carl Vilhelm Holsoe (Danish artist, 1863-1935) Artist's Wife Setting the Table



Friday, May 1, 2015

Interiors by Danish Artist Peter Vilhelm Ilsted 1861-1933


Peter Vilhelm Ilsted (Danish artist, 1861-1933) Girls at Window



Peter Vilhelm Ilsted (Danish artist, 1861-1933) Two Girls Playing



Peter Vilhelm Ilsted (Danish artist, 1861-1933) Boy Studying



Peter Ilsted (1861-1933) & the work of the painters Danish artists Carl Holsøe (1863-1935) & Vilhelm Hammershøi (1864-1916 who was Ilsted's brother-in-law), formed the core of the Copenhagen Interior School. They portrayed scenes of everyday life inside houses. Ilsted, Hammershøi,& Holsoe's quiet rooms, delicate lighting -- mostly by sunshine -- usually focus on a single person. They use a limited palette with dull tones emphasising how the sunlight reflects on each surface giving them different textures. Some find the depictions calming & powerfully beautiful, others see the women inhabiting these spaces as lonely & waiting. All 3 artists were members of The Free Exhibition, a progressive art society created around 1890, famous for painting images of "Sunshine & Silent Rooms," all in subtle colors. Their works reflect the orderliness of a tranquil life, similar to the earlier works of Vermeer. These interiors evoke at once a sense of calm, as well as a sense of mystery. Ilstedes achievements in mezzotints were revolutionary. Some of his mezzotints, most of which were created in black as well as color, are considered among the finest ever made.



Peter Vilhelm Ilsted (Danish artist, 1861-1933) Interior 1896



Peter Vilhelm Ilsted (Danish artist, 1861-1933) Interior with Girl Reading



Peter Vilhelm Ilsted (Danish artist, 1861-1933) Looking Out the Window



Peter Vilhelm Ilsted (Danish artist, 1861-1933)



Peter Vilhelm Ilsted (Danish artist, 1861-1933) Mother and Child 1892



Peter Vilhelm Ilsted (Danish artist, 1861-1933)



Peter Vilhelm Ilsted (Danish artist, 1861-1933)



Peter Vilhelm Ilsted (Danish artist, 1861-1933) The Open Door



Peter Vilhelm Ilsted (Danish artist, 1861-1933) Two of the Artist's Daughters at Liselund



Peter Vilhelm Ilsted (Danish artist, 1861-1933) Woman Reading by Candlelight



Peter Vilhelm Ilsted (Danish artist, 1861-1933) Woman Reading by Sunlight



Peter Vilhelm Ilsted (Danish artist, 1861-1933) Young Girl Serving Tea



Peter Vilhelm Ilsted (Danish artist, 1861-1933)



Peter Vilhelm Ilsted (Danish artist, 1861-1933) Girl Sitting on the Steps



Peter Vilhelm Ilsted (Danish artist, 1861-1933) In the Bedroom