The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of December 20, 2025
Women Meeting in the Shade
c. 1890
Location: Not on view
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Known mostly for his small Nabis paintings of the 1890s, Roussel also produced large murals for the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées and the Palais de Chaillot in Paris, and the Palais des Nations in Geneva.Description
Roussel was a founding member of the French avant-garde group known as the Nabis (prophets) and the brother-in-law of fellow member Édouard Vuillard. Roussel shared their fascination with Japanese prints and developed a style of radically simplified forms and strong, decorative color. His intimate views of daily life convey a mood of quiet feeling rather than focusing on narrative, storytelling content. This painting depicts a group of figures, presumably two women and four children, meeting in the shade of tall trees, while other figures walk along the grassy riverbank.- Estate of Muriel Butkin
- {{cite web|title=Women Meeting in the Shade|url=false|author=Ker Xavier Roussel|year=c. 1890|access-date=20 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}
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