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In Front of the Mirror (recto); Reclining Male Nude (verso)

c. 1891–92 (recto); c. 1887–89 (verso)

Édouard Vuillard

(French, 1868–1940)
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Culture
France
Medium
pastel and charcoal on beige paper
Measurements
Sheet: 34.8 x 27.2 cm (13 11/16 x 10 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of William Kelly Simpson 2018.77
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Vuillard created this portrait of his sister Marie while she was living at home and working with their mother at her corset- and dressmaking business.

Description

During the early 1890s, Édouard Vuillard repeatedly represented his mother and older sister, Marie, in domestic settings. This drawing relates to a pastel and painting, all of which show Marie standing before a mirror, raising her arms as if to adjust her hairstyle. A charcoal study of a nude male appears on the verso, suggesting that the artist may have reused the sheet.
Two vertically oriented drawings in pastel and charcoal on beige paper depict figure studies. On the left, a figure seen from behind in a white blouse and blue and yellow striped garment raises their arms toward a yellow archway near a pitcher. On the right, charcoal shading defines a reclining male torso lying horizontally across the composition. From the top edge, a detached hand reaches down toward the reclining figure.

In Front of the Mirror (recto); Reclining Male Nude (verso)

c. 1891–92 (recto); c. 1887–89 (verso)

Édouard Vuillard

(French, 1868–1940)
France

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