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Series Title: Landscapes and Interiors

1899

Ambroise Vollard

(French, 1867–1939)

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Culture

France, 19th century

Medium

lithograph

Measurements

Sheet: 59 x 44.4 cm (23 1/4 x 17 1/2 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of the Hanna Fund 1951.65.1

Catalogue raisonné

Roger-Marx 31

State

I/I

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Location

Not on view

Did You Know?

In 1893, Vuillard helped found Théâtre de l’Oeuvre, a Symbolist theatre helmed by French actor and producer Aurélien Lugné-Poë.

Description

As in Vuillard’s other work, family, friends, and homelife inspire his emotionally resonant prints. The artist weaves his figures into each setting, establishing an intimate relationship between sitters and locale while expressing a range of feelings, from calm to melancholy to nostalgia. Here, two women relax in a snug interior: one, dressed in white and accompanied by a small dog, reads a green-covered book at the left, while another (almost camouflaged in her surroundings) studies a fine print at the lower right. The barely distinguishable text across the surface of this lithograph reads Douze lithographies en couleurs // Edouard Vuillard // editíés par Vollard // 6 rue Lafitte (Twelve color lithographs // Edouard Vuillard // published by [Amboise] Vollard // 6 rue Lafitte).

A vertically oriented lithograph depicts a domestic room in muted brown, murky green, and gray. To our right, a figure with light skin tone sits in a striped armchair with their back turned. To our left, another figure with light skin tone wearing a white dress sits facing right, holding a bright green paper. Overlaid dark green text reads "Lithographies en couleurs" and "Edouard Vuillard." Shadowy furniture and sketchy patterns fill the background.

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1899

Édouard Vuillard, Auguste Clot, Ambroise Vollard

(French, 1868–1940), (French, 1858–1936), (French, 1867–1939)

France, 19th century

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