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Edouard Vuillard

Born – Cuiseaux, France 1868

Died – La Baule, France 1940

 

Edouard Vuillard studied in Paris, completing his training at the Académie Julian where he met Pierre Bonnard with whom he shared a studio. Both artists were enthused by Sérusier’s exposition of a new theory based on Gauguin’s expressive use of colour and, in 1889, joined the Nabis artists’ group. Vuillard painted intimate introspective, domestic scenes, revealing through his small brushstrokes and broken surfaces a feeling for textures and patterning. His mother was a dressmaker and he grew up surrounded by rolls of patterned material. He made use of bold colours but his close tonal range meant that the overall effect was often muted. Femme Lisant, le Soir is a small work – both in terms of its actual size and in its portrayal of an everyday subject. A corner of the room is further enclosed by the walls, furniture and a clutter of objects. In this indistinct scene, a woman sits reading in the lamplight and there is a subtle tension due to the ambiguity associated with her mysterious identity. Vuillard’s later works were more naturalistic, due in part to the impromptu photographs he took to capture spontaneous impressions of his family and home life.

 

Masterpieces:

• Mother and Child
• Artist’s Mother and Sister in Studio

Text: The A-Z of Art, Nicola Hodge and Libby Anson

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