Artist: Edouard Vuillard (1868 - 1940)
Nationality: French
Movement: Symbolism
Media: Painting
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Biography:
Jean Edouard Vuillard studied in Paris at the Academie Julien alongside Pierre Bonnard. As a result of their admiration of Serusier and Gauguin’s color theories, the pair formed the Nabis in 1889. His early works were small-scale prints, primarily color lithographs of Parisian life. His mother, with whom he lived with until her death, was a dressmaker, which inspired Vuillard’s interests in textiles and patterns. He began to paint intimate interior scenes, incorporating these decorative aspects into his work. Another hobby of Vuillard’s was photography, which he used to study the innate movements of his friends and family in their everyday life. He gained more recognition after 1900 and was commissioned as a portrait artist.

Artworks in Museum Collections: (40)
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Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco -
Edouard Vuillard, La Flambee, 1935
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Edouard Vuillard, En chemin de fer (On the train), 20th century
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Edouard Vuillard, Le jardin devant l"atelier, 1901
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Edouard Vuillard, Une Galerie au Theatre du Gymnase (Paris), 1900
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Edouard Vuillard, Chemin Tournant a midi, circa 1930 - 1937
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Edouard Vuillard, Interior with Mother and Child, circa 1899 - 1900
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Edouard Vuillard, La p‚tisserie (The Pastry Shop) from the series, Paysages et intÈrieurs (Landscapes and Interiors), 1899
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Artist: Edouard Vuillard Title: Les coulisses du Théâtre de l"Oeuvre Date: about 1894 Medium: oil
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Artist: Edouard Vuillard Title: Vase of Flowers Date: about 1900 - 1905 Medium: pastel on
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts -
Artist: Jean Edouard Vuillard Title: Male Academy Date: n.d. Medium: charcoal Dimensions: H.24-1/4 x W.18-7/8
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts -
Artist: Edouard Vuillard Title: Pastry Shop, from paysages et Intérieurs Date: 1899 Medium: color lithograph
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts -
Artist: Edouard Vuillard Title: Place St. Augustin Date: 1912 - 1913 Medium: gouache on brown
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Edouard Vuillard - The Conversation 1891 oil on canvas National Gallery of Art French
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Edouard Vuillard - Breakfast 1894 oil on cardboard National Gallery of Art French
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Edouard Vuillard - Under the Trees 1894 distemper on fabric Cleveland Museum of Art French
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Edouard Vuillard - Man Under the Stairs c. 1890 pastel Arkansas Arts Center French
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Edouard Vuillard - The Visit 1931 mixed media on canva National Gallery of Art French
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Edouard Vuillard - At the Café c. 1897-1899 oil on board, laid o Cleveland Museum of Art French
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Edouard Vuillard - Woman with Hat 1892 oil on canvas Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art at The University of Oklahoma French
Museum of Fine Arts -
Edouard Vuillard, French, 1868-1940 Design for a program for the Théâtre Libre about 1890 Brush
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Jean Edouard Vuillard - The Sunny Room c. 1920 oil on canvas Minneapolis Institute of Arts French
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Edouard Vuillard - Walking in the Vineyard c. 1897-1899 oil on canvas Los Angeles County Museum of Art French
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Edouard Vuillard - The Golden Chair 1906 oil on panel Virginia Museum of Fine Arts French
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Edouard Vuillard - Women Sewing c. 1912 glue on paper mounte National Gallery of Art French
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Edouard Vuillard - Portrait of Lugne-Poe 1891 oil on paper mounted Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester French
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Edouard Vuillard - Femme en bleu 1891 oil on canvas Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art at The University of Oklahoma French
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Edouard Vuillard - Landscape at Vaucresson c. 1907 oil on canvas Los Angeles County Museum of Art French
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Edouard Vuillard - Landscape at Vaucresson c. 1907 oil on canvas Los Angeles County Museum of Art French
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Edouard Jean Vuillard - Still Life, Hydrangeas 1905 oil on cardboard The Art Institute of Chicago French
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Edouard Vuillard - The Painter Forain 1926 pencil Arkansas Arts Center French
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Edouard Vuillard - Place Vintimille 1811 five-panel screen, d National Gallery of Art French
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Edouard Vuillard - Madame Bonnard 1895-1900 oil on cardboard National Gallery of Art French
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Edouard Vuillard - Café Wepler c. 1908-1910 oil on fabric Cleveland Museum of Art French
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Edouard Jean Vuillard - Still Life with Jug and Knife 1888-89 oil on canvas The Art Institute of Chicago French
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Edouard Vuillard - Madame Hessel 1930 distemper and pastel Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art at The University of Oklahoma French
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Edouard Vuillard - Self-Portrait, Aged 21 1889 oil on canvas National Gallery of Art French
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Edouard Vuillard - Andre Benac 1936 oil on fabric Cleveland Museum of Art French
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Edouard Vuillard - Woman in Black c. 1891 oil on cardboard National Gallery of Art French
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Edouard Vuillard - Theodore Duret 1912 oil on cardboard National Gallery of Art French
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Edouard Vuillard - Repast in a Garden 1898 oil on cardboard National Gallery of Art French

Artnews Articles and Exhibition Information: (16)
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National Gallery of Art: Most Comprehensive Exhibition Ever of Renowned French Artist Edouard Vuillard
The exhibition is organized by the National Gallery of Art, Washington; The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, where it will be on view May 15 - August 24, 2003; the Réunion des musées nationaux/Musée d’Orsay, Paris, where it will be presented at the G...
Van Gogh Museum: 800 prints by Toulouse-Lautrec, Bonnard, Vuillard and their contemporaries
The Vincent van Gogh Foundation already owns a small collection of prints assembled by Vincent van Gogh and his brother Theo, which is on loan to the Museum. The addition of this extensive collection adds depth and direction to the print collectio...
Fundacao Arpad Szenes - Vieira da Silva: Bonnard, Degas, Vuillard: Photographs
Consciously or unconsciously, the setting of the image expresses the particular sensitivity of the photographer. That of Bonnard reveals purity in sensuality which never ceases to move us. That of Degas, a more sophisticated gaze, pursues the perm...
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Beyond the Easel: Decorative Painting by Bonnard, Vuillard, Denis, and Roussel, 1890-1930
Influenced by the English Arts and Crafts Movement, the Rococo revival, and a growing interest in Japanese art, Bonnard, Vuillard, Denis, and Roussel were incr...
Cleveland Museum of Art: Inventive Impressions: 18th- and 19th-Century French Prints
In the 19th century, Edgar Degas and Camille Pissarro continued to experiment with intaglio techniques but also used the new medium of lithography. Lithographs by Toulouse-Lautrec, Vuillard, and Bonnard from the 1890s — the great era of color lith...
Metropolitan Museum of Art: A Very Private Collection: Janice H. Levin's Impressionist Pictures
A longtime supporter of the arts in New York, Janice Levin was an Honorary Trustee of The Metropolitan Museum of Art from 1993 until her death in 2001. A number of significant works from the collection have been bequeathed to American museums, inc...
Tate St. Ives: Patrick Heron: Garden Paintings
Heron was international in his outlook and in order to complement his exhibition a number of paintings by major figures of the modern movement will be displayed at Tate St Ives. These are the artists that he wrote about and include Mon...
MONTREAL MUSEUM OF FINE ART: Gauguin to Toulouse-Lautrec: French Prints of the 1890s
The style current among these artists in the nineties was typified by bold design, cursive lines, vibrant patterns and brilliant planes of flat colour - an approach absorbed from infl...
National Gallery of Art: Prints Abound: Paris in the 1890s, from the Collections of Virginia and Ira Jackson and the National Gallery of Art
Bonnard's graphic works will be represented in depth, including his magnificent four-panel color-lithographic folding screen, Promenade des Nourrices, Frise des Fiacres (Nursemaids' ...
Los Angeles County Museum: Post-Impressionist Prints: Paris in the 1890s
The Los Angeles County Museum of Art—LACMA—is pleased to present Post-Impressionist Prints: Paris in the 1890s. On loan from the Philadelphia Museum of Art, this exhibition features 122 prints by 33 artists, including 22 lithographs by Toulouse-L...
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art: Degas to Picasso: Painters, Sculptors and the Camera
Dating from roughly 1885 to 1915, the 364 paintings, drawings, sculptures and photographs on view demonstrate the pervasive and diverse role of photography in the work and working processes of these significant artists. The works...
Metropolitan Museum of Art: The Annenberg Collection of Impressionist and Postimpressionist Masterpieces
Philippe de Montebello, director of the Metropolitan Museum, stated: For six months out of each year, this extraordinary loan signi...
National Gallery: Fabric of Vision: Dress and Drapery in Painting
Artists bring dress and drapery to life, showing us how to see and feel it. In responding to contemporary fashion, they present to each age a compelling image of how clothes should be worn. The exhibition opens with a striking series of paired pai...
L.A. County Museum of Art: Around Impressionism: French Paintings from the National Gallery of Art

A major part of LACMA's mission is to bring great art to our region, said Graham W. J. Beal, the museum's director. We are delighted to share a special selection of the National Gallery’s renowned French paintings with the people of Los Angeles....
Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, Vassar College: From Manet to Picasso: Impressionist and Post-Impressionist Prints and Drawings
Prints and drawings ranging from the time of Edouard Manet in mid-century to the early Picasso at the end of the century comprise this survey of works by some of the most well known artists of the time. Impressionists in the exhibition include Ed...
Haus der Kunst: Masterpieces from Fra Angelico to Bonnard The Collection Dr. Gustav Rau
After the exhibition in Paris and Cologne, this priceless collection is now to be seen in its noticeably enlarged form in Haus der Kunst. A selection of 100 paintings demonstrates in an exemplary manner the development of European painting from th...

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