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Series Title: Album de la Revue Blanche

The Dressmaker

1895

Édouard Vuillard

(French, 1868–1940)
Culture
France, 19th-20th century
Medium
color lithograph
Measurements
Sheet: 32.5 x 25 cm (12 13/16 x 9 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis B. Williams Collection 1941.538
Catalogue raisonné
Roger-Marx 13
State
IV/IV
Public Domain
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Location
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Description

In this lithograph of his sister, Marie, at work, Vuillard contrasts the various textures of the textiles. Light seems to dissolve the gauzy curtains and Marie’s ruffled bodice, while the bolts of fabric to her right are solid and flattened.
A vertically oriented color lithograph depicts a figure with light skin tone from behind, hunched over a billowing mass of blue-speckled, textured fabric. To the left, a mustard-yellow chair frame stands in the foreground. A climbing vine of blue and yellow flowers borders the right edge. Delicate blue lines suggest a window in the background. On the cream paper's lower right, a blue cursive signature reads "E Vuillard."

The Dressmaker

1895

Édouard Vuillard

(French, 1868–1940)
France, 19th-20th century

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